January 1997
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Congressman Fattah remembers Dr. King
Fattah shart-s Kingv lenac\ with tht- I ni\t'n>itv community.
By KEI.LY BLEVINS
Axttsltinr Vcu \ I iliior $
i. .1^ In celebiation of Martin Luther
I King, Jr. Day, the UnivefSity spon-
sored a number of events commemo-
rating the civil rights leader's teach-
ings and kgacy, including a lecture by
Cungrcssnian (haka Fattah of Philu
ili'lphia
Jan. 16 Fattah gave the third an-
nua! Martin I iithcr King. Jr I>ecturc
in the Chapel Ihc Canaan Baptist
Church Youth and Young Adult Choii
performed preceding hattah's speech
The Congres.sman. who attended the
Community College of Philadelphia
and is a graduate of the IJniversilv ot
Pennsylvania s Wharton School, is
serving his second term in the U.S.
House of Representatives and previ-
ously spent 12 years in llie Pennsyl-
winia House and Senate
Fattah 'S lecture highlighted certain
points of Kfng's lift and message,
which were not ahout selfishness but
.ibout service He stresseti that kings
■ iwn experiences with discrimination
pioyoked hini to choose lo provide
leadership for the civil rights move-
ment. King shared his extraordinary
gifts with people throughout the world
to stand up against all sorts of injus-
tices and struggles.
"We don't focus [enough] on the
substance of King's message but the
poetic conclusion of his most famous
speech," said Fattah. He pointed out
many lessons that one can learn from
the example of the civil rights leader.
"It is not where a person stands in a
time of convenience that is important.
I le must reach outside of his comfort
zone to make a difference."
Fattah discussed how King spent
his last birthday with his advisers
working to coordinate events for so-
cial causes. He encouraged the audi-
ence to serve the community and each
other on this holiday.
Fattah criticized the apathy and
passivity of most people today and
said that Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
should inspire everyone to remember
that "one person can make a tremen-
dous difference in the world. For a
person of such honor, we should do
no less. Even his vengeful death could
not steal from this great life."
According to Alison DeLuca, a stu-
dent who attended the lecture, Fattah
has a "connect Kui Aith Martin Luther
King that allows hini to share a per-
spective on the leader's V\fe that you
can'f gel out o/ ,i book or movie."
Students and faculty shared their
feelings on King s life and legacy dur-
ing ,1 prayer vigil on Jan. 15 in the
chapel. The vigil included prayers led
by Dr. Helen Lafferty, the University's
vice-president, a multimedia presen-
tation showing pictures from King's
life and excerpts from his famous "I
Have A Dream" speech, singing from
the Villanova Gospel Ensemble and a
homily by the Rev. John Payne,
O.S.A.
Payne is a 1983 graduate of the
University currently serving in the
Washington DC. area. He reflected
on his unique experiences as a "son
of Villanova, an Augustinian and a
black man." Payne said that King's
dream is still blocked by fear, yet
urged listeners to "begin not by look-
ing outside of ourselves, but at our
own minds and hearts" to make the
dream real.
The Freedom School presentations
were held on Martin Luther King Day,
Jan. 20. Twenty hour- long seminars
were given by various faculty mem-
bers on issues related to race relations
and King's message. Topics included
"African Americans and Civil Rights:
A Reappraisal," "The Representation
of Blacks in Film" and "Why is Race
Irrelevant and Relevant?"
Various University departments
collaborated on organizing the festivi-
ties.
See page 16 for an in-depth fea-
ture on Freedom School.
Latin American
Studies minor
introduced
Hy BILL LAWRENCE
Staff Reporter
This past December, a Latin
American Studies minor was proposed
and accepted by the University for
students interested in this area of
study.
The Latin American Studies con-
centration was established at the Uni-
versity in 1988 and is open to all un-
dergraduates of the University's five
schools. According to Dr. Estrella B.
Ogden, director of Latin American
Studies, the concentration enabled stu-
dents to attend graduate school for
Latin American Studies, but the course
load was too much for students in
other majors. "Students couldn't fit
in all the courses required for the con-
centration, so this minor was badly
needed in order to liehtrn the burden
for students interest! I i in 1 .itin Ameri-
can Studies," said Ogden.
The concentration required stu-
dents to take two courses in the Span-
ish language beyond the intermediate
level and an additional six courses.
The new minor requires that students
only need to complete two courses at
or above the intermediate level with
an additional five courses. "Students
now have to take more courses with
the core curriculum, so this minor puts
some f.f thrsr . rrdits to good use and
op< ns ttu |)r>eMMi 1(1 more students
said ' H'd< n ( iniv about five or six
-lii.li nl>- 1 . • !• iM mI'i itr \i, ith ! I .itir-
American Studies concentration, ac-
cording to Ogden.
To complement the new minor, a
summer program in Latin American
Studies is being offered by the Uni-
versity for the upcoming summer. The
program will be held at the
Universidad Cat61ica de Valparaiso in
Valparaiso, Chile, and will run from
June 1 to July 13. Courses taken dur-
ing the summer program can be cred-
ited towards the new Latin American
Studies minor. "Students can earn
credit towards the minor and get a feel
for the lifestyle .it the suiu tunc," said
Ogden. Dr. Salva P.tiin.uik helps to
coordinate the sunmn i (uogi.im.
In order to pronn ii the new mi-
nor, the Latin Ameiu in studies Pro-
gram will have two o po s< ni.itivesfor
Career Week on Jan. 28. The repre-
sentatives will discuss the benefits and
career opportunities that involve a
Latin American Studies minor, ac-
cording to Ogden The Latin Ameri-
can Studies Program is also sponsor-
ing a Latin American and Andean
music concert known as Paramo. The
concert will be held on Feb. 7 at 6:30
p.m. in St. Mary's Chapel.
According to Ogden, the new mi-
nor is run by a comnniti t of people
from many different I iscipiines, offer-
ing much diversity. "These disciplines
are very important, so the program is
taking a strong step with the minor,"
said Ogden.
VU junior killed in
automobile accident
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Salvatore Siciliano tragirHlly lost his life on Dec. 28.
Hs MKLISSASODOI SKI
Editor m Chief
A 21- year-old University student
was killed in an automobile accident
over Christmas break near his home
in Belmont Hills. Salvatore Siciliano
lost control of his car and struck a tree
"I ^"odbine Avenue between Bryn
M.uM and Montgomery Avenues on
Dee 28.
Siciliano, a general arts major and
a commuter at the University, was ac-
tively involved in his community As
a 1993 graduate from Harriton High
School in Rosemont, he was captain
of the wrestling team and was also
named the team's most valuable
player.
For the last seven summers,
Siciliano worked at the Belmont Hills
Swimming Club and was officially
commended by Lower Merion
Township for saving two children.
Siciliano was an eminent mem-
ber of the coaching staff at Welsh
Valley Middle School in Bala
Cynwyd, coaching the school's
wrestling, soccer and girls' softball
teams for the past two years. He
hof>ed to eventually teach middle
school.
"He loved being with kids and
working with young adults," said
Antonia D'Emilio. Siciliano's old-
est cousin. "He had a very full life "
Siciliano belonged to the Main
Line Boxing Club in Narberth,
where he received a black belt. "He
was a black belt both inside and out
of the ring," said Joseph C. Spivak,
Siciliano's kickboxing and boxing
instructor. "He was a great, strong
boxer and would have been in the
Olympics." Spivak referred to
Siciliano as "a tough kid with a quiet
stick."
On campus, Siciliano was in-
volved with intramural soccer.
Siciliano is survived by his par-
ents, Rita, a secretary in the math
department at the University, and
Angelo Siciliano; his two brothers.
Franco Pio, a freshman at the Uni-
versity and Joseph; and many other
relatives.
A memorial Mass will be cel-
ebrated at St. Thomas of Villanova
Church at 5 p.m. on Jan. 27. The
entire Villanova community is in-
vited to attend
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FYI 15
Features 16
Entertainment ....19
Sports 27
Editorials
Marc Anm'hm i<» )j;ave
up his men s haskothall
beat tu taki- a shot at a
porn writing in this
week's "On the Marc."
Also, Ann Gava^han
talks potty, and against
our better judgement,
PAL get's their column
back.
Features
ead about what Jim
)rhin\ does when the
ights go out in an
leetrifving article about
ial(»gen lamps. Did you
oiow that there is now a
gynecologist on campus?
Neither did we. He\, at
east we covered the lamps.
Entertainment
n their best ofl 996
iTview, the entertainment
L'ditors share their
I'xpertise. We think that
we should t(K). Best editor:
me. Most underrated job:
mine. Worst hair: l)(m
Meier. Best couple: Pete
und Sheldon.
Sports
Upset about the
basketball team's recent
play? .loin the club.
Well, at least the
women s team is
winning, lo i heer up
read Kvan Schalk s
artic le idxMil the Sixers.
By the way, does
anyone else miss
Kerry???
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THE VILLANOVAN
January 24, 1997
Mendel annex to be finished in 1998
By VIVIAN BLANCO
Staff Reporter
A new addition to Mendel Hall is
currently being annexed with the
ground-breaking set for Feb. 11 and
the opening in the fall of 1998.
Thirtine million dollars will be sjjent
on the new annex and another 1 1 mil-
lion to retrofit the old building.
The bills will be paid through tax
exempt bonds from the 1995 bond is-
sue. Mendel Hall will no longer be
shaped like the periodic table, but it
will have new, up-to-date technology.
The current science building, origi-
nally built in 1962, was in need of
many revisions, according to the Fa-
cilities Management team. The plans
to update it started a couple of years
ago when Facilities Management and
the chairs of the various science de-
partments at the University met to look
at the curriculum and to determine the
need for the new addition.
"In the beginning there was not as
much research. Computers were not
around then either. As the transition
to these areas took place, Mendel
needed many mechanical changes, air
changes, and there was also the defi-
ciency in spaces and labs," said John
Gallen of Facilities Management.
The new addition will also be four
stories high. It will house teaching
labs as well as eight computer labs to
replace the computers currently in the
basement of Mendel. The old build-
ing will then be converted from teach-
ing labs into research labs.
"It will take a year and a half to
build the new addition, and four to five
years afterward to retrofit the rest of
Mendel because it can t inlcrtere with
classes. Most of the work must be
done over the summer," said (jallen.
Although the construction may
cause some minor inconveniences,
Sheldon Pdll.iek, the student represen-
laWve on l\ie taeilities Manapemcnl
/e.im. feels llie changes will he worth
It 'They have tried to make the con-
struction as least intrusive to the stu-
dents. They have fenced it oil and
tried not to be a bother to the business
of the University. There are alwavs
disturbances, but the dynamic new lab
outweighs the inconveniences we have
to put up with."
One of the new conveniences will
be a larger elevator that will go all the
way to the fourth level of the building
for the astronomy students, replacing
the old elevator. "It's complicated be-
cause we've had to move the cooling
tower off the roof and the greenhou.se
will temporarily be moved by the train
station," added Gallen.
"We're here to serve the Univer-
I
sity. We convert their ideas into the
physical," said Gallen. "The hardest
part is defining what to do."
Daily from 7 a.m. until 3 p in
Monday to Friday, preparation aiitl
construction for the new .s(),(KM).sq tl
addilioii will he underway. Some
walkways have heen rerouted and
paltis temporarilv shut, hut the end
result will lie an inipnAed huilding.
"I do not have a piohkin with the
construction because it is to beautify
and expand Mendel." said Danielle
Infante, a tiesliin.in comprehensive
science major. Atlded Pete Acton, the
|)iesi(lenl of S( iA, "It's a short term
p.iiii toi .1 loiig-teim gam 1 vs.is sui
prised at the timing, hut any time you
build on a campus its an inconve-
nience."
1 he proposed blueprint for the Mendel Hall annex, courtesy of Facilities Management.
SGA sponsors airport
shuttle service for breaks
Bv KKBhX t A R(K to
Staff Reporter
Shuttle services sponsored by the
Student Government Association
(SGA) are available to those Univer-
sity students who have to get to the
airport tor break The project was or-
ganized by sophomore S(iA members
Liz Dolan and Jennifer Walter.
The school charges the students but
does not make a profit In fact, the
school loses money for this service.
Pete Acton, president of SGA, added
that the monev for this service comes
from extra money given to Public
Safely, and the SGA pays for the ad-
vertising
The whole [)rocess begins with
general registration and advertise-
ments in the Villanovun Students then
hand in their registration forms with <i
fee of five dollars for each way They
then receive a confirmation ticket tell-
mu them the time of their particular
shuttle. Dolan added that ".sometimes
the shuttle leaves as early as four
o'clock in the morning." The shuttle
is based totally on demand. If there
are not enough people scheduled on a
certain day, the whole day is canceled.
Walter and Dolan initially came up
with the idea f r(»m their own personal
experiences. They had to present the
ulea to Public Safety stating that many
people would take advantage of this
service. Walter and Dolan added that
they had no idea how to get this project
off the ground but they have not had
any serious problems with running it
so tar.
One problem is people trying to get
on the shuttle after the deadline. Acton
added that another problem is that the
times of the flights can change. Be-
cause of the budget, shuttles can only
run about every two hours. Therefore
someonemight be at the airport a while
before a flight actually leaves.
The only real mishap, according to
Walter and Dolan, was a certain inci-
dent in which someone did not know
her arrival time and never called them
back to tell them. After trying to get
in touch with her numerous times, they
finally put her form aside. Walter and
Dolan ended up driving this person to
the airport themselves
Drivers for the shuttles are from
Krapfs and are hired by Public Safety
The shuttles are usually charter buses.
Walter stated that "a huge percentage
of freshman girls" made up most of
the people on the most recent shuttle
due to sorority rush
According to Acton, the shuttle
service is a "good service that every-
one is happy with." SGA is hoping to
expand services such as trips to the
mall, particularly around the holidays.
Acton .stressed that the SGA wants to
"provide as many services as thev
can," and he hopes that more students
will begin to use the shuttle
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January 24, 1997
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Cara Beckerich and Melissa Soduiski
Editors in thief
Claire Rehwinkel
Associale Lditur
Gina Kullo
Mana^iii^ Kditor
Jim Donio
Executive Kditor
Raisin f^ the level of discussion on campus.
Commuters need to
get more involved
Is there a life on campus tor the commuter student? Does
the University attend to the commuters' needs? Do commut-
ers make an effort to get involved on campus?
The answers to these questions are debatable, yet there is a
disturbing trend in statistics that would lead one to believe
that the commuters are less involved in campus activities than
residents.
Eleven percent of the undergraduate population is comprised
of commuting students. This is obviously a significant amount
of our population, but are they adequately represented in cam-
pus organizations?
For example, the notoriously elite Blue Key Society ac-
cepted no commuters during this year's selection process.
Also, of the 100 plus members of the group, not one is a com-
muter.
Ihc University needs to make an overall effort to bring
commuter issues to the forefront. One way to bring commut-
ers more into the mix is by giving them a lounge space on
campus, perhaps a spot could be found in the plans for reno-
vations to Dougherty Hall. This would enable commuters to
have a place to meet, study, or just relax in between classes. It
would also give student groups a place to post flyers encour-
aging commuters to get involved with various campus groups.
(Campus rumor has it that a commuter lounge exists in Con-
nelly Center, but all of our reconaisence missions have turned
up nothing but sleeping students on dirty couches.)
Perhaps there are issues and circumstances not seen by the
average resident student. Sometimes there are financial rea-
sons for commuting students' lack of involvement such as
part-time jobs that help pay for tuition. Al.so, there is the in-
ability to stumble in to mom and dad's house at 4 a.m. after a
big all-night CAT bonanza.
Commuters should feel welcome at all campus events and
meetings, because they represent a key section of the Univer-
sity. The entire community must realize that including the
commuting population opens up a new realm supporters with
unique perspectives and fresh ideas. On a campus that prides
itself on diversity, shouldn't wc make an effort to include ev-
eryone.
'Novan Poll
Are commuting
students given a
fair opportunity to
become an active
part of campus
life?
Reeling temps, ht Vf/anova.
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More attention
demanded for
campus trees
To the Editor:
At the beginning of the spring se-
mester in IMMh the editorial pages ot
I'he V^illanovan phiyed host to a lively
debate concerning the fate of a group
of trees which were standing in the
way of the proposed construction of
an overpass to connect south campus
with main campus across Lancaster
Avenue. A variety of viewpoints were
expressed and explained, but just as it
seemed some sense of understanding
began to evolve, the discussion was
curtailed. One request made by those
who were against the destruction of
the trees before the conversation ended
was that they at least be informed
when a member of the arboretum is to
be remcwed
A year has passed, it is the spring
seme.ster of 1997 and I arrived back
on campus to find that this request ap-
parently went unheard. Perhaps the
previous discussion did not go on long
enough for the point to be made, or
perhaps those responsible just did not
care, but a white oak tree of consider-
able age located behind Falvey be-
tween the St. Augu,stine Center and
Mendel Hall was cut down during the
wmler recess. The location has been
fenced offas a ' hard-hat ' area, though
It is not clear what is being done there
or why the tree had to be destroyed to
do it Maybe I should he. but I am not
even as interested in an explanation
for what is being done, as 1 am in why
the Villanova community could not
have been informed in advance Why
was It (lone in such secrecy? As a
member of an arboretum, was any
record made of this tree's existence'
Was any time taken to count the rings
and determine the tree's age? If so,
where would one find this informa-
tion? If not, why not? I would be more
than happy to find that .some notice
was given and these questions were
answered and I was simply not aware
of it. I am perfectly willing to admit
my ignorance in this situation as long
as someone is willing to help me rem-
edy it
It would be a great shame if the
idea of possible controversy is what
hinders open communication about
issues such as this I know this has
been said again and again, but as an
institution of higher education we
should not fear the expression of dif
fcrcnt opinions anil the feathers they
will inevitably ruffle Instances like
this one contribute to the attitude that
when "nature slandj. in the way of
progress," nature must always, with-
out question, wind up at the bloody
end of the sacrifice. At this point in
time we should realize such an atti-
tude is incredibly dangerous to the
future of the world as a whole. This is
not an issue whose beginning and end
should be determined by The Villano-
van. It demands and deserves ongo-
ing attention. I call on those who are
in charge ofthe University's grounds
and planning to keep the interests
ofthe community in mind and you can
best do this by keeping us informed.
Karen Goulart
Class of 1 997
Students too
quick to turn on
coach
To the Editor:
While anxiously watching the fi-
nal moments of the Mens' Basketball
(iame versus Syracu.se on Monday
night, I was di.sgu.sted with the behav-
ior of a group of students who decided
to take cheap shots at our head coach
rather than help the team regain mo-
mentum by cheering. With about four
minutes to go in the most exciting
game of the season, a full section and
a half of the student body belted chants
of "I.-A-P-P-A-S," "Steve Must Go!"
and 'You suck, l^ppas!" at a time
when the team needed its home crowd
support the most
Steve Lappas turned the Villanova
Basketball Program from perennial
also-ran to a Big East Tournament
Championship and three consecutive
years in the Top 20 of the nation. Vil-
lanova h(x>ps have evolved from pre-
tenders to National Championship
contenders on account of the efforts
of Coach I^ppas and his staff. That a
significant number of fans attempted
to embarra.ss Coach Lappas on his
home court is an absolute di.sgrace.
This unacceptable behavior is
harmful on many levels. How is a team
supposed to react when they hear their
fans shout insults at their couch? Is
this fan support? Imagine how prepos-
terous it would be if the fans at Chapel
Hill started ridiculing Dean Smith on
his home court during their recent con-
ference losing streak It just does not
happen at any other school.
I am certain that these critical non-
fans know more about basketball than
Coach I-appas considering that they
arc sitting in the stands instead of the
sidelines, but for the sake of those fans
who do not want to be anywhere near
such activity, stay home if you don't
like how the team is operated Vill
4nova Basketball will be better off
without you.
DaveQuinn
Class of 1999
Zoning laws
unfair to
students
To the Editor:
Since December of 1995 I lived in
Haverford in a two-family house with
four of my schoolmates. We became
quite comfortable with our .surround-
ings and did not wish to leave. How-
ever, on Dec. 15, the township of
Lower Merion will be holding a hear-
ing concerning the house's status as a
residence "zoned for .students."
We have never had any complaints
filed again.st us, yet two letters were
written to the township merely .say-
ing that we are students. As a result,
during what was the busiest time of
the semester, we were forced to make
arrangements for new living accom-
modations. I wa.s told to leave a com-
munity solely based on my social sta-
tus. Although 1 am not a criminal, 1
certainly feel like one Why is it that
the surrounding community will let
students spend their money, wait on
them in restaurants and support their
economic base, but will not let us live
there?
I have heard the argument concern
ing students and their living habits I
an sick and tired of the term "student
having such heavy baggage.
Matthew Rumain
Class of 1999
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Supreme Court disapppoints full bladders
ByANNCAVACiliAN
In this season when football is
winding down and basketball is gain-
ing steam, some of us are avid specta-
tors in yet another seasonal pastime:
Supreme Court watching. Yes, while
most people are watching Michael
Irvin running around (or whatever he
does) on the field, we are debating
what kind of charges he might be able
to press against his accuser (my guess
is that after she is criminally pros-
ecuted for reporting a non-existant
crime, he can nail her in a civil suit
with a charge of slander). At least
that's what we were debating until the
Supreme Court erupted, as it always
does, into grand theater. Right-to-Life
forces battled with Right-to-Death
proponents on the steps of the court.
The judges inside heard the arguments
concerning the right of Paula Jones to
sue a sitting president. And we are still
waiting to see if Clarence Thomas will
actually say something!
However, almost everyone has
heard about those issues. It is the
smaller cases that fascinate me, the
ones which are buried among the ads
in the back pages of the newspaper,
the ones which no radio talk show host
would dare to discuss. Such a ca.se
occured last week, when the Supreme
Court refused to hear the appeal of a
teenager who, when denied bathroom
privileges at his school, sued for rec-
ognition of his constitutional right to
go to the bathroom.
1 believe that the Supreme Court
was correct in refusing to hear the
case I have read the Constitution
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many times and have not once found
a potty provision. However, what
galls me is that the Supreme Court
failed to recognize the definite need
to include a potty provision some-
where in that esteemed document.
Perhaps Supreme Court justices are of
a different breed from the rest of us,
what with their breadth of knowledge
and command of the law, but 1 cannot
concieve that they have not had, at
least once or twice, the need to go to
the bathroom when a bathroom was
not readily available. Who wouldn't
want to do something about such a
painful situation? I guess they may
have forgotten the tight-lipjjed prayer
of the traveler with ?>() miles to go
before the next re.st stop
The failure to comment could also
be due to the gender imbalance on the
court. Four justices must agree a case
should be heard in order for it to ap-
pear on the docket. Only two women
are currently Supreme Court Justices,
and I doubt that the liberal Steven
Breyer, let alone someone like
Antonin Scalia, ever really examined
peeing from the woman's point of
view. After all, men seem to take an
inordinate amount of pride in the fact
that they can pee while standing. Some
even claim superiority due to this
whim of nature. And since a man can
always duck behind a bush in ca.se of
emergency, I do not think they can
really understand the sheer terror a
woman experiences when nature calls
As such, men are not really concerned
with bathroom rights. For example, it
was only recently that the Senate es-
tablished bathrooms for its female
senators, who would have to leave the
floor and make a mad da.sh to the pub-
lic bathrooms. And while studies have
shown that women take a longer time
to go to the bathroom, the number of
stalls in mens rooms often equal those
in ladies rooms, to say nothing of the
fact that men also have urinals.
So what can the government do
about this sorry state of affairs? While
it is true that the Supreme Court
On Campus...
with Pat Foley
This week's iridescently insightful interrogative: Are you
aware of any observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s
birthday by Villanova University?
Roman Mizak
2nd Year Student
Liberal Arts
"... I heard in my ethics class
that there is a speaker today"
(1/20)
Sarah West
3rd Year Student
Astronomy
*lJmm... no, but my bank was
closed today (1/20)."
Rachel Bowser
1st Year Student
Biology
"There are workshops
throughout the day, I believe they
are called "freedom schoor, there
was a speaker last week, a youth
choir..."
Matthew Rumain
3rd Year Student
Education
"The lack of communication on
the part ofthe University is to the
extent that 1 would have been
rather ashamed had I brought a
guest here today."
passed on its opportunity to call for
action, that by no means precludes
any action from being taken Our tax
dollars are already going into the toi-
let, so why can't we literally put them
into toilets? Building more public
bathrooms would not only pump jobs
into the economy, but would free up
the police ft)rces who spend valuable
hours arresting public urinators to
solve other crimes.
The United States could become
a proud world leader in waste man-
agement, a position currently held t)y
Europe, which cares much more
about this issue than we do. The FI3A
might stop halfheatedly encouraging
people to drink eight glasses of wa-
ter a day. After all, with the sorry lack
of funding for this issue, existing fa-
cilities might be overhwhelmed. And
while restroom rights are not included
in the Constitution now, the lounding
fathers of our nation had enough fore-
sight to include a process by which
we can amend the Constitution to
meet our needs and what need could
be greater than that for a well-placed
bathroom .' It would make a great 28th
Amendment. Who could oppose it'.'
Everyone needs to go to the bathroom,
so everyone would benefit!
1 know you probably think 1 am
crazy now, but after you experience
the inevitable halftime rush to the
restroom during the Super Bowl this
weekend, you will come to agree with
my logic. It's just a shame Supreme
Court justices probably have chamber
pots (HAHAHAHAHA!), otherwise
this issue would have been solved long
ago. Until then, potty power.
Political soap operas
discourage public interest
By MARC ANGELACCIO
Oaths are cheap nowadays, about
as cheap as real estate in Arkansas or
a Washington D.C. hooker. This is
what the recent immoral undertakings
around the White House and the Capi-
tol would have us believe.
Not including the garbage that
seeped up the political sewer prior to
the elections in November, there are
enough scandals surfacing in Wash-
ington now to declare the city a toxic
waste sight.
First there is that whole
Whitewater thing From what 1 have
heard, the Clintons supposedly bought
land in Arkansas (why?), but the deal
ings were somehow outside the
bounds of legality. Added to this
chaos is Hillary Clinton's supposed
destroying of documents that show her
family's bad taste in real estate invest-
ments.
Then there is the President s shady
dealings with a Japanese mogul to
gain campaign money Nothing is for
free, so who knows what the Japanese
investor could have wanted in return
for his support? I am sure it was not
courtside Knicks tickets.
Next on the list is the Dick Morris
love triangle The steamy affair be-
tween Clinton's top White House aid
and a pricey Washington call girl will
probably be made into a made-lor TV
movie entitled "Forbidden I ,ust Dick
Morris' Fall from Glory," starring
AlanThicke and .loanna Kerns
Clinton himself may have a simi
lar movie made about himself after the
Paula .Fones fiasco is settled Fiubba
supposedly showed his "executive
branch" to an unwilling-to participate
"legislative body " Now the whole
situation is under review in the Su
preme Court to see whether he should
worry about Jortes' accusations while
in office
Finally, Newt Gingrich finds him
self in an ethical quan^lary. Accusa-
tions about him span the spectrum of
sin, from taking royalties that should
not be taken by a congressional mem-
ber to ignoring tax laws. Supposedly,
these acts are part of his "Contract
with America II" in which abusing
power, conspiring and lying are the
three major items Too bad resigning
is not on the list.
IxHiking at all of these scandals
makes one wonder if Washington is
not the taping sight tor Sally Jessie
Raphael. Granted, federal politics has
always been mired m scundnl. From
the Tea Pot Dome Scandal to
Watergate to Iran-Contra, Washington
has always been the center of juicy,
immoral undertakings that give rise to
questions about the ethical habits of
our civil servants. Fven with this fact
in mind, however, there has never been
as many moral brouhahas stirring in
the nation's capital as there is now.
What is even further disturbing is
the lack of interest and disregard the
public seems to have over the scan-
dals. It is as if immoralilv h.is become
so prevalent in Washington that we
ccMisider it commonpl.ice, as seen in
the total disregard of the topic during
the recent elections. We have come
to expect our civil servants to slip up.
to conspire, to lie, and to cover up any
illegal actions of which they have been
part. Even the media are more con-
cerned about whether the defenders
can beat the rap, can be reelected
speaker, can maintain their office, in-
stead of being concerned about the
accusations and the effects they have
on our political system
This ignorance of propriety has
come to mark Washington politics. It
is also a rea.son why the public has lost
interest in the country's political sys-
tem. How can we take interest in what
seems to be, most of the time, a so.ip
opera .' Furthermore, how can we di-
vest our energies into .ulopting politi-
cal rhetoric about the need lor restor-
ing traditional, right-and-wrong val-
ues in American life. when the people
telling us to do so are as .ipp.irently
immoral as the American public* All
of this leads to a public apathv con-
cerning national politics. Until Wash-
ington politicians, as servants of a
larger body, begin to look at them-
selves and decide to practice what they
preach, the tenuous connection be-
tween the public and its civil servants
is only going to become weaker
( 'orreclion; I'he article in the Villanovan regarding Cliffs Notes shouhl
have read "Dr Debra Romanic of Core Humanites."
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THE VILLANOVAN
January 24, 1997
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Court should avoid corruption of the Constitution
By JOE PATTERSON
This week lends itself to a discus-
sion ot the Supreme Court as Roe v
Wade celebrated its 24th birthday and
the Court currently is hearing argu
ments (or assisted suicide. While each
of these issues deserves attention, a
broader discussion of the Supreme
Court is certainly in order.
The Constitution states rather un-
ambiguously that the judiciary "shall
be bound" by the Constitution. What
has emerged, though, is a proclivity
toward social engineering TTirough
a perversion ol judicial review, the
Court has established itself not just as
the nation's supreme judge, but as its
legislator as well Since the impeach-
ment of justices is relatively non-ex-
istent, the Court's p<iwers go relatively
unchecked.
Admittedly, applying an existing
set of rules is a rather mundane task.
There is a somewhat understandable
temptation to want to do more, espe-
cially when citizens are suffering
Impatient with certain unequal distri-
Clinton obligated
to fulfill campaign
promises
By TIFFANY STEVENS
As Clinton's second term in office
commences, the nation must wonder
if his characteristic constant cam-
paigning is finally finished. The
President's popularity was greatly in-
creased through both his separation
from the Democratic party and his eva-
sive policy objectives. Now that the
popularity contest has come to its con-
clusion, what lies in store for the Presi-
dent and his political parties?
The President's reelection was
dependant upon his acceptance of
many basic Republican principles , al-
though he did so while combating
their major assaults on the govern-
ment.
After failing to provide the spring-
board for the return to Democratic
control of Congress, the President was
forced to distance himself from the
party He forged an elusive middle
ground which appealed to the overall
public, but fwas unable to align and
direct the Democratic party.
Clinton still retains broad support
among the Democrats, but the party
itself has become fragmented and fic-
tionalized As the propaganda after-
math of the inauguration fades, the na-
tion womders what to expect. Will the
President continue to isolate himself
from the party and attempt to receive
a bi-partisan support on shallow issues
or will he unify the Democratic party,
renewing the party's power to create
serious legislation mirroring the com-
mon ideals of its members?
Now that Clinton has been re-
elected, the President can finally to
stop the ceaseless campaigning he
pursued throughout his first term and
focus on the true purp<isc of the of-
fice He now has the opportunity to
concentrate his efforts on the legisla-
tive agenda.
It is time for the President todeliver
to the fundamental changes which he
promised the nation in his
firstpresidential campaigning. The
popularity contest has been won and
he still has the job. Now he
mustadress the topics which allowed
him to win; universal health care cov-
erage, welfare reform, and restructur-
ing the campaign finance system.
To achieve his original policy
agenda, Clinton must align the two
distinct Democratic factions which
have emerged in the span of Clinton's
first term. On one side, Clinton faces
the moderate New Democrats, which
includes the constructors of his re-
election campaign. They believes
Democrats should focus on helping
the family and making pensions and
health insurance portable upon em-
ployment changes. This group is more
favorable towards scaling back and re-
shaping the entitlements of Medicare
and Social Security, and believing
government should stress education to
better prepare workers for this tech-
nologically advancing age.
The other faction is composed of a
coalition of liberals and organized
labor. They argue that Democrats
should protect the existing entitlement
provisions and further cut military pro-
grams. The group is against free trade
agreements that fail to include incen-
tives which would discourage Ameri-
can businesses from leaving the do-
mestic borders for cheaper labor.
S(\ will Clinton simply overlook
the progressive wing of the party and
align with the Republicans in the
Congress to achieve mild reforms
Will he reunite the party to form a
strong foundation for the future
Democratic contenders? If the party
remains fragmented, it will be nearly
impossible for the Democratic party
to achieve control of Congress in the
near future, and the next presidential
candidate will enter a campaign night-
mare.
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butioiis, the Court olteii has sided with
radical egalitarian principles It has
allowed the federal government to
usurp power from local governments
in order to construct grandiose gov-
ernment schemes. These designs, of
course, have only made matters worse.
But the concerns run deeper than
the federal framework.
One victim of certain Court deci-
sions has obviously been America's
culture. Decision after decision, the
Court gave life and legitimacy to be-
liefs that tend to putrify the legs upon
which this nation stands.
Any democracy needs a sound cul-
ture. Otherwise, there will be a per-
petual lessening of standards. With
Its wacky "interpretations," the Court
has helped give atheism an exalted
position, assaulted social norms, and
made alternatives to stability main-
stream.
Of course, the Court is not the sole
culprit, but it has made bogus logic
the creed of the nation. Instead of
heeding the universal truths that gave
validity to this country in the first
place, the Court has tix) often engaged
in moral skepticism.
An obvious example of all of this
is the Roe v. Wade decision. In it, the
Court distorts the truly ethical con-
cepts of freedom, equality, health and
privacy. The Court ruled that it "need
not resolve the difficult question of
when life begins," and yet it drew a
conclusion that inherently required an
answer to that question.
Of course, the Court knew this was
ultimately weak reasoning. As a re-
sult (as is often the case), it simply
rewrote the necessary part of the Con-
stitution. In this instance, it was the
Fourteenth Amendment.
It is certainly a stretch to find a
guarantee of personal privacy in the
words of the amendment, but it is even
a greater stretch to lump the right to
an abortion under the right to privacy.
Even pro-abortion advocates arc wary
of Roe V. Wade because they realize a
faithful interpretation would overturn
it.
Obviously, though, the implica-
tions of the Court's tendencies go well
beyond the confines of one case, in-
cluding some serious economic deci-
.sions. Nevertheless, moral issues tend
to carry more long term weight than
money issues.
At the time of Roe v. Wade, abor-
tion supporters scoffed at the idea that
somehow the decision might result in
a "slippery slope" effect as life became
less and less sacred. However, the
current push for assisted suicide seems
to reaffirm the slippery slope hypoth-
esis. But if 30 million legalized abor-
tions are at the top of the slope, one
can only imagine what is at the bot-
tom.
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Student
mourns loss of
beloved tree
behind Falvey
Library
To the Eklitor:
Since there is no obituary section
in The Villanovan, I would like to take
this opportunity to express my deep
sadness to the Villanova community
regarding the loss of the ancient oak
tree behind Falvey library. I was in-
troduced to her sophomore year,
though I needed no introduction to
marvel at her majesty each time 1
passed by, or stared at her through Tlie
library's third floor window. Unpar-
alleled in beauty and elegance-cer-
tainly not by the cement structures that
surrounded her—she served as a re-
minder of the wonderment only nature
could create, not to mention that this
monument to Gaia actually lived and
breathed. It was estimated that at her
death, she had seen more than 3(X)
years, older in fact than this campus
it.self: and yet she was slain in the
name of expansion.
For those who still don't under
stand, I challenge you to imagine this
planet without trees. Aside from the
aesthetic pleasure derived from appre-
ciating the diversity and .splendor of
these magnificent Beings that mirrors
the diversity of humans, we have a
great deal to learn from them in our
own humanity. If everyone in the
world could just stop for a moment,
forget who society deems them to be,
and consider that heVshe is an indi-
vidual person, so dynamic and with a
plethora of possibilities, it wouldn't
be so difficult to liken ourselves to a
tree. Each one distinct and beautiful,
no one better or worse than any other.
Trees are simple. Trees are honest.
I'hey have spirits are more alive than
any person I have ever met Fungs
and lifeblood of this planet, how can
we disregard them so''
Walking through Manayunk the
other night, I .saw a tree limb-not a
twig, the entire arm of a deciduous
tree-in a trash heap outside of an
apartment building, as if it were junk
The sight of it led me to think about
our culture, in which we have .so little
respect for life other than our own. It's
a sad commentary on the state of af
fairs when we are so far removed from
the ethics of our own. It's a sad com-
mentary on the state of affairs when
we are so far removed from the ethics
of the Native Americans, who cher-
ished the very lands that we now rape
and pillage. Carelessness and capi-
talism have tainted our abilities to see
clearly what life is all about and how
seriously we are battering our mother
earth; the earth that gave us life, that
sustains us, that keeps oxygen in our
lungs, water in our bodies, food in our
bellies, and shelter over our heads. Is
nothing sacred?
The absence of that pillar of
strength and true art has been deeply
felt by many who admired her, and
really took the time to appreciate all
that she was. I was reminded yester-
day about Shel Silverstein's The Giv-
ing Tree, and the naivete of the little
boy who even at the end, never real-
ized all that the tree had given him.
The worth of a tree can not be deter-
mined by any measure we humans can
fathom; likewise, the spiritual connec-
tion one can share with animals or
trees is something that transcends
words and should be experienced by
anyone who is open to it. And so, fare-
well to the ancient oak gone, but not
forgotten.
Beth A. Sullivan
Class of 1997
Reading days
decreased with
due reason
To the Editor:
In December 6 The VHIarufvan pub-
lished an editorial, "Students need
more time to prepare for final exams."
The editorial asks why the reading
days were reduced from two to one
and urges that the "University should
reinstate the traditional two day read-
ing period." I thank you for your con-
cern on this i.ssue and congratulate you
for raising it.
Independent of any consideration
of the merits of the issue (how long
the reading period should be), the edi-
torial writers unfortunately misread
the situation No one has decided, as
a policy, to reduce the biennial read-
ing periods from two days to one. In-
deed, a check in the 1 W6-97 Villanova
University Catalog would show that
the reduction occurs only in the first
semester of this year. The explanation
is that there was no way to have two
reading days this fall without (a) be-
ginning classes on Friday, Aug. 23,
rather than on Monday, August 26; (b)
eliminating one day of the week-long
fall semester recess in October; (c)
reducing Thanksgiving break by one
day; or (d) holding final exams on
Sunday, December 22 or Monday,
December 23. The Academic Policy
Committee of the University Senate,
which approves the calendar, believed
that there were no reasonable alterna-
tives to dropping one of the reading
days.
The tentative calendars for the next
several years almost always include
two reading days. Occasionally, how-
ever, the yearly calendar's peculiari-
ties make that imp>ossible — unless
we wish to adopt one of the four strat-
egies indicated above. Again, thank
you for your interest in this matter
John R. Johannes
Vice President for Academic
Affairs
Conservation
biologist,Dr.
Peter Raven to
speak on
campus
To The Editor:
During the Fall semester. The Vill-
anovan published several pieces as-
.serting that the University does a poor
job of bringing notable speakers to
campus. We would like to p<iint out
that an opportunity exi.sts this Satur-
day for students to hear a truly distin
guished lecturer: Dr. Peter Raven, one
of the world's leading conservation
biologists, will talk at 3:30 pm in the
Connelly Center Cinema about "Fiio-
logical extinction: its scope and mean
ing for us."
Saturday night. Raven will receive
the University's Mendel Medal, hon-
oring his contributions to the advance-
ment of science We urge students to
take advantage of this exceptional
event
Dr. Robert I.. Curry and Dr.
Eric I^nien
Dept. of Bioiofjy
4*
January 24, 1997
THE VILLANOVAN
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PepsiCo
allegedly still
in Burma
To the Editor:
This letter is intended to address
PepsiCo's response to allegations of
conducting business in the Southea.st
Asian nation of Burma while it is be-
ing ruled by a brutal military regime.
Philip H. Swink, author of letter, re-
sponded by saying, ". . We have no
assets or employees in Burma and we
no longer pay taxes there. Our involve-
ment is limited to a contractual obli-
gation with a local, privately-owned
franchise bottler "
To begin, it is necessary to indi-
cate that this "contractual obligation"
is the nature of Pepsi's investment in
Burma IndeedTit has sold its share in
Pepsi Products Myanmar, Ltd., but
they continue to import cola syrup, .sell
their formula, and maintain their
licencing agreement with Thein Tun.
the local bottler. In addition, the term
' Yocal' does not imply that Mr. Tun
IS a small-time businessman, when in
tact he was hand picked by the State
Law and Order Restoration Council,
or SLORC (the ruling party) to con-
duct business with the Pepsi Com-
pany.
During this past April, the Inter-
faith Center on Corporate Responsi-
bililv sponsored a shareholder resolu-
tion calling on Pepsi to terminate its
business in Burma "until political pri.s-
oners are released and political power
is transferred to the democratically
elected government of Burma"
PepsiCo management got enough
votes to defeat the resolution.
Ihe leader of the democratic party,
Aung San Suu Kyi, whose followers
continue to be persecuted, stated that
as far as she is concerned, Pepsi has
not pulled out of Burma, as it is a
readily available soft drink that con-
tinues to be bought and sold there. In
addition, the Pepsi trademark, a sym-
bol of western strength and economy,
is used by the SLORC to give validity
to their rule.
I hope we can all see that Pepsi's
response was a vague attempt to skirt
the issue of whether or not they are
involved in Burma The fact remains
that the SLORC is still in power, and
the people are still suffering The fact
remains that Pepsi's involveineiils sup-
port the regime both financially and
ethically, and being involved with the
PepsiCo Corporation, we share in this
support. Pepsi has not pulled out of
Burma, and the movement will go on.
Michael T. Llewellyn
Class of 2000
Authorship of
UNIT article
under
speculation
To the Editor:
Villanova appropriately empha-
sizes the importance of academic in-
tegrity in all facets of University life
Faculty, students and staff all have a
responsibility to abide by relevant
University policies, in order to pro-
mote the overall excellence ofour aca-
demic community.
With this in mind, 1 was distressed
to see a piece in The Villanovan that
sets a poor example, representing (on
the surface, at least) plagiarism Spe-
cifically, 1 refer to an article in the Dec.
6 issue entitled "UNIT reaches out to
off-campus students, " attributed to
Timothy Ay, a UNIT staff member. My
concern is not with the content of the
article. Rather, it is with the author-
ship: a piece identical in all respects
but its title appeared in the Fall 1996
issue (volume 15, no. 2) of Byte Line,
unit's newsletter, under the byline
of UNIT executive director Karin
Steinbrenner.
Who wrote this article? I can not
tell. A comparable error of attribution,
even if resulting from unintentional
sloppiness, would result in a failing
grade and disciplinary action for a .stu-
dent submitting a course assignment.
It seems to me that all members of the
University community should be held
to equal standards with respect to Aca-
demic Integrity . . . and that UNIT (and
The Villanovan) should take more care
in identifying the true author(s) of
published articles.
Robert L. Curry
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Katherine
Hall-the
headache of
South campus
To the Editor:
While reading the letter to the edi-
tor "Conditions in Corr Hall are Unfit
for Living" in the December 6 issue
of The Villanovan, I began to think
about my own living conditions in
Katherine Hall. My dorm has often
been referred to as the "Headache on
South Campus" and now 1 believe that
this is true because of the stench that
permeates through the hall.
People who have come to visit the
residents have commented on the fact
that this dorm reeks and makes them
feel sick. The stale and germ infested
air has been trapped within these walls
since its construction in 19K6. One
reason that this dorm smells so bad is
the fact that over 2(KJ males live here
without any fresh air. The lack of ven-
tilation is the main reason for the sick-
ness that runs rampant in this dorm.
On my wing alone 14 out of 25 guys
have some sort of sickness. The other
1 1 guys will soon be sick bccau.se the
air we breath is always the same.
There is not a single window that
opens to allow fresh air into the build-
ing.
Another reason for the bad aroma
is because the cleaning in this dorm is
inadequate. I once watched mainte-
nance cleaning the bathroom, I no-
ticed that they were not using soap
to clean it. This means that the dirt
was just being spread around and not
being cleaned at all. Even if the dorm
was cleaned on a regular basis, that
would not solve the problem of the
stale and germ filled air. I just have
one question: If Stanford has approxi-
mately 5(K) windows that open, why
can't Katherine have four (one for
each floor)?
Kevin Connell
Class of 2000
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January 24, 1997
"SERVING THE BEST"
JOURNEY WITH US TO THE FAR EAST
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Alpha Delta Pi
would like to welcome our Alphas
Tara Balabushka
Kelly Bennett
Catherine Brown
Kelly Burke
Stacy Clothier
Lisa Cruz
Kimberly Delich
Doreen Desmond
Heather Dickjnan
Kathryn Dunn
Emily Easter
Renee Ettore
Nicole Fanelli
Rose Femia
Elizabeth Garvin
Lauret Geosits
Tina Gmiterek
April Grasso
Sara Grega
Karen Jakub
Georgeanne Katinas
Jennie Kelliher
Lauren Kelly
Virginia Lee
Rebecca Liberatoscioli
Megan Malone
Carolynn McCoppin
Rosanne Miklos
Amy Miller
Rian Mollen
Sonya Ormrod
Elizabeth Purcell
Katie Schaible
Corinne Sokolik
Amy Vidwans
to our sisterhood!
January 24, 1997
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ALPHA PHI
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STUDY A BROAD NIGHT
All Villanova undergraduates may study overseas as part of their Villanova degree program.,, no matter
what the major may be! STUDY ABROAD NIGHT will answer many of your questions.
WHEN: Tuesday. January 28tK 1997 - 7:00 P.M.
WHERE: Connelly Center Cinema
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at the Villanova University Job Fair on January 29th We have many
full-time and co-op positions available. So be sure to come visit our
booth. You just might walk into the biggest opportunity of your life
Our expertise has been developed from more than 30 years of expen
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If you can't make it to the job fair, you may also fax your resume to
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Jan
27
Memorial Mass
A Memorial Mass will he cel-
ebrated for Salvatore Sieiliano in St.
riiomasof Viilanova Chureh at 3 p.m.
on Monday Jan. 27. The entire
Villanova community is invited to
come together in prayer and support
for Sal and )iis Camily. Salvatore, a
Villanova University student who was
killed in an automobile accident over
the Christmas holidays. He was the
son of Rita (a secretary in the math
department) and Angelo Siciliano.
VEG Meeting
The Villanova Environmental
Group (VEG) will hold meetings this
semester on Monday nights at 7 p.m.
in the Peace and Justice Center at the
corner of Sullivan Hall. All interested
students are invited to attend the first
meeting on Jan. 27. The semester 's ac-
tivities will include participation in
Novafest '97, a spring camping trip
and numerous other events to raise
environmental awareness at Villanova.
Jan. 28
ACM Speaker
The Villanova chapter of the As-
sociation for Computing Machinery
(ACM) will hold its next general meet-
ing on Tuesday Jan 2S at S p.m. in
Mendel 256. The featured speaker will
be Christopher Zupko from Bell At-
lantic. He will be speaking alxiut "Java
in the Hnterpri.se" and the incredible
usefulness of this new programming
language.
Off-Campus Concerns
Student Development's Kathv
Byrnes and students eurrentlv living
off-campus will host a meeliiig ad-
dressing issues such .IS leases, land
lords and /oning i.ivvs on Jan 2S at S
p.m. in SAC Ro^in ^<Hl F'or more in
torrnation call X^^72(l^ ami ask loi
Melissa.
Teaching Opportunities
RESPONSH-ABli.n Y is looking
lor college graduates (all majors) to
he placed in full-time volunteer teach-
ing positions in inner-city parochial
schools of Philadelphia. l.os Angeles.
San Fran.sisco. Washington DC. and
the Dominican Republic. For more
info, meet in the Devon Room of
Connelly Center on lucsday Jan. 28
at 6:30 p m
FMA Meeting
The Financial Management .Asso
ciationd MA) is holding its tirst meet
ingon lue.sday Jan. 2S in Baitley I III,
12:45-1-30 p.m. Frank Baird ot
Rutherford, Brown and Catherwooil,
who specializes in mergers antl acqui-
sitions, will he speaking. Free pi/./a
ami sod. I New memliers welcome.
Study Abroad Night
The annual Spring Study Abroad
Night will he held on Tuesday Jan. 2.S
at 7 p.m. in the Connelly Center Cin^
ema.This is a rescheduling of the pre-
viously announced Feb. 4 date. Dr.
rhomas Ricks, director of Interna-
tional Studies, will di.scuss the proce-
dures and processes to be followed by
students wishing to include a summer,
semester or year in an overseas aca-
demic program for credits toward the
Villanova degree.
Jan. 29
Career Fair
Over sixty organizations be repre-
sented the semi-annual Career Fair on
Jan. 29 from 1 1 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the
Connelly Center Cinema. The event
is being sponsored by Career Planning
and Placement. Students of all grades
and disciplines are welcome to attend
and are encouraged to gather info on
various careers and/or full-time, part-
time, internship and summer job op-
portunities. Stop by the office in Corr
Hall for more information.
Jan. 30
Ecological Society
All are welcome t(^ attend the Eco-
logical Societvs upcoming meeting
on Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. in Mendel H.ill
Room 105. The j-cological Society is
o|H'n to undergraduate students,
grailii.ite stiulents .ind t.iculty mem
hers ol all disciplines who ,ire inter
esled in ecology, eonsetv alinn issues
(II n.itur.ilism.
Feb.l
Dance-A-Thon
Feb 1 will bring to Villanova the
first ever all (ireck Dancc-A-Thon to
benefit Easter Seals. It will lake place
in the Dav Hop from 12 pm to 12
,i m Ailmission is $5 per person and
includes free food and luverages For
more info, please contact Ana at '^ I''
02h5 To make .i (lon.ition. kmiI.kI
Angel at 44'K<;<»,S7
Feb. 3
Info Session
If you are thinking of declaring a
Communication Arts major or have
declared one after Jan. 1 1W7, please
attend the information session being
held Monday Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. in the
Bryn Mawr Room or Tuesday Feb. 4
at 12:45 p.m. in thellaverford Room.
The revised curriculum will be dis-
cus.sed.
Misc.
New Organization
Interested in handbells? New orga-
nization starting. No experience nec-
essary whatsoever. For more info, call
Kelly A.S.A.P at XI 3455.
Mini-Mester
Go to Washington DC. For .3
weeks in May with the Washington
Mini-Mester Program, spon.sored by
the Political Science department Stu-
dents will live in Wa.shington and meet
with Senators, Congressmen, lobby-
ists and media personalities amcmg
others in a first hand look at the real
world of politics For further informa-
tion call 519-7717.
Faculty/ Staff Service
Trip
Campus Ministry will sponsor a
service trip for faculty/ staff and their
spou.ses. It will take place June lK-22
in Brooklyn. New York, where our
group will renovate two buildings at
Holy Name Parish in Prospect Park
I Imts Villanovans will [anticipate in
this liisioiic lii|) I iM more informa-
tion, contacl B.irl>.ir.i H.ieiin in Cam
pus Ministry at Xy4479.
Summer Service Trip
In Its nintli ye.ii. (iood Works '97
will again offer a two week opportu-
nity to serve the poor in Appalachi.i
trom May 19 through June 1 . The sites
are in Kentucky, and are sponsored by
the Sisters of St. Jo.seph. For more in-
formation, write (i(H)d Works "97.
1901 Germantown Ave.. Philadelphi.i,
Pa. 191 IK. Completed applications are
due March 1 7. This program fills fast,
so if you are interested, NOW is the
time to apply!
Americorp Awards
If you are a senior and are consid-
ering volunteer service to the poor af-
ter graduation, you should be aware
that the Americorps program is now
offering the same educational awards
to people who serve in the private vol-
unteer agencies such as Jesuit Volun-
teer Corps, Habitat for Humanity Full
time service can yield up lo $4,3(M) in
loan for forgiveness or be applied to
graduate school opportunities. For
more information, see Barbara Haenn
in Campus Ministry.
Bereavement Group
If you have a parent or sibling who
has died and would like to talk with
other students who have experienced
a similar loss, call Noreen at C ampus
Ministry, 5 19-40H4.
seals), pencils and pencil sharpeners,
paper, rulers scissors. Items may be
l>i(Higlil to the Sacristy at the 6 p m.
Sunday Mass, oi to the Campus Min-
istry Office in St. Rita's Hall after
Feb. 15. Thanks to .ill who will gener-
ously donate items.
Amnesty International
Become an active participant in
stopping human riglits .ihuses around
the world. You can make a world ol
difference. Meetings are held ever\
Monday .it 4 p.m. in the Center loi
Peace and Justice (basement of
Sullivan H.ill) For more info c.ill
X94499.
Attention
Workers
Student
Supplies Needed
The Merida. Mexico service trip
that will be going to the Yucatan over
Spring Break is requesting donations
for certain supplies that are badly
needed by the Mission The items ,ire
.ispirin. Band-Aids, children and adult
vitamins, broad spectrum antibiotic
with current ilates on label (all medi-
cines/ vitamins need to have intact
For all student employees, starting
Jan. 29, students who have direct de-
posit will have pay deposited into their
bank accounts and will have their pay
advise MAILED to their local address
of record. For students who received
pay checks, on-campus residents will
have their check placed in their stu-
dent mailbox .ind olf-c.impus students
will PICK-UP their check al the
Kennedy Hall m.iil room between 9
,i.m and 4 p ni Picture ID required.
Arboretum Page
There is now an iinoMici.il WWW
page highlighting Villanov.is arbore-
tum The address is htlp.//
www.geocities.com/Athens/6125/
vutrees.htm. The name of this page is
Villanova's Sacred Trees. Be sure to
check it out.
Students Wanted
P I , A \ ( ORPS IS looking for stu
dents to co.ich spring, recre.ilion,
youth le.ims [ 'pon successful comple-
tion of their season. CORPS members
receive .SsOO tow.irds their college In
ition. For more into, please call
PL.A.Y. CORPS at 503-671-2213,
All typed F.YJ/s are
due on Tuesdays by 5
p.m. in theVillanovan
Office^ 201 Dougherty
Hall.
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January 24. 1997
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Freedom School seminars search for racial equality j Campuses start to ban the use of halogen lamps
ByCAROIYN HKHIR
Slajj Hcfwrltt
On Monday, the memory of Dr
Martin I.ulhcr King, Jr. was alive on
campus in the form of "The Freedom
School," a series of talks and lectures
related to the life of Dr. Martin Luther
king, Jr., and topics which affect not
only African-Americans, but all
people who are still seeking full equal-
ity today. Fhe Freedom School helped
bring down many of tfie barriers which
divide people. In addition to the Free-
dom School sessions that were held
in Connelly Center, there was a prayer
service on Jan. 15 and Chaka Fattah,
a member of the House of Represen-
tatives, delivered a lecture in the
University's chapel the next day
Fattah 's speech was preceded by a
lierformance of the New Canaan Bap-
tist Church Youth and Young Adult
Choir.
These events were dedicated to the
idea that all people are created equal
.ind should be treated that way, regard-
less oi skin color, beliefs, religion or
gender. The presentations explored
both areas where equality has not yet
been realized as well as those ad-
\ ances made in race relations since the
days of King. It is just as important
to recogni/e areas where we, as a uni-
fied human race, have made improve-
ments as it is \o point out where dis-
crimination persists.
"The objective of Monday (was)
essentially to celebrate the life and
accomplishments of Martin l-uther
King, Jr., as one man who worked for
world peace and social justice," said
Bob Defina, professor of economics
and peace and justice Defina orga-
nized the Freedom School lectures. "It
is also important to highlight the ex-
plicit emphasis on peace and justice
which is central to the mission of
Villanova University." If we are to
fulfill the mission of our University,
then it is inevitable that we will fulfill
the mission of Dr. Martin Luther King,
which called for racial harmony and
economic equality.
Defina highlighted the importance
of recognizing real life race problems
on the University campus. Recogniz-
ing these problems will help students
when they must interact outside of the
University community. Dr. Catherine
Hill quoted Dr. King in saying, "We,
the relatively conscious black and the
relatively conscious while, must cre-
ate consciousness in others to end all
conscious and unconscious racism."
One particularly powerful and
well-attended lecture, "C^)lor Struck:
For the Student Who ThinLs Ignorance
is Enough," delivered by Dr.
MeghanKeita, professor of history and
Director of Africana Studies, dispelled
many notions about race. "Color is
not always the same, it is a political
and economic statement In our world."
said Keita, "color determines and race
determines what people 'deserve.'
Power is still being di.stributed on the
most superficial basis." We all chose
who we want to be and, Keita urged
that we all "move beyond the superfi-
cial, beyond being color struck "
Defina stated the need to identity
the areas where "the community has
broken down and the need to build
solidarity in these areas whether it be
between rich and poor or among
blacks, whites, Hispanics, and
Asians." The Freedom School, with
its increa.sed participation this year
over previous years, has taken a giant
step toward building that community,
"liiis idea of 'community' is central
to the mission of Villanova and is the
responsibility of not only the students,
but also the staff and faculty " Defina
IS pleased to t)bserve the increased
emphasis Villanova has been placed
on service learning and move toward
opening up our past narrowly defined
"community" to be more inclusive.
On a positive note, there has been an
increase in visibility on campus of in-
formation pertaining to Africana Stud-
ies such as classes, events and pro-
grams.
The celebration of Dr. Martin
Luther King is a time when we are all
called to re-evaluate our position on
race and how we treat people It is a
time to recognize where we might
treat people with bias, be it because
he is a construction worker remodel-
ing a house, or because he is an Afri-
can-American in a class. Ultimately,
Defina hopes that students came away
with a heightened awareness of social
justice and racial justice. Most im-
portantly, he would like to see these
efforts culminate in a tangible com-
munity encompassing Villanova and
the surrounding area.
PHOTO BY MEGHAN MONAHAN
Members of the community participate in the prayer service.
Campus Ministry sponsors service trips to Central America
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Studcnt.s took pari in the building of classrooms in Veracruz, Nicaragua.
By ESTERA LEWANDOWSKJ
Staff Reporter
While most Villanova students
spent winter break catching up on
sleep and savoring the unusual lack of
stress and homework, others found a
source of enjoyment by serving the
poor of Panama and Nicaragua.
About 30 students took part in
these mission trips to Central America,
each of which lasted for two weeks.
The trips were sponsored by Campus
Ministry and students were selected
to be participants through an applica-
tion prcKess.
Both trips turned out to be quite
successful and the people on the trips
shared stories of enjoyment and per-
sonal enlightenment Their experi-
ences in working with the poor of
Panama and Nicaragua are valuable
memories
On Dec. 2S, 24 people departed
to Panama with the mission to help
build up some of the poorer sections
of the country. The students met with
two Villanova graduates at the mis-
sions in Panama and the two helped
them get started. Jim O'Brien, one of
the trip's coordinators, said, "The trip
went very well; everyone worked vei^
hard. We were up at 6 a.m. and did
not stop until 6 p.m."
The group had two major projects.
They completed a concrete floor for a
chapel, along with constructing a
water sy,stem to serve an entire city.
The system will bring water to
3,(XK) Panama residents whose homes
have never been equipped with such
water service After two weeks of
selfless labor, the group had com-
pleted their goal and returned horr-c
fully satisfied.
At the same time that the Villanova
students were building a water system
in Panama, 15 other students were
building foundations for classrooms in
Vera cruz, Nicaragua The Nicaragua
group consisted of students, parents
and even three Villanova alumni.
Tom Mogan, one of the adult co-
ordinators, referred to the trip as "an
unbelievable and amazing experience.
The children we came in contact with
really touched everyone," said Mogan.
"They had such positive attitudes for
the simple lives they lead; they were
so friendly to us. It did not matter that
we didn't speak Spanish."
The group built foundations for
classrooms at a local community cen-
ter. "The community center serves as
a countryside retreat for disadvantaged
city children. It enables them to have
fun while helping to build their self-
esteem," said Mogan.
Although Mogan has been on sev-
eral mission trips in the past, he said
"this trip was the hardest work I have
ever done." Their work will ser\'e hun-
dreds of children of Veracruz.
Editor to speak on Catholic laity
Margaret OBrion Slcinfcls, edi-
tor of "( "nmmonwcal." an inde-
pendent journal of political, reli-
gious and literary opinion fountted
bv Roman Catholic lav people, will
give a public lecture on campus Feb.
6 at 7 3()p m.
She will speak on the topic "llie
Laity Auth(nity and Power. Re-
sponsibility and Accountabilitv "
The lecture will be held in the
Villanova Room of the Connolly
Center and is free and open to the
public
Stfinfcls hns been Director of
Publications at the National Pasto
ral Life Center and Hditor of
"Church" mapa/ine, F.xecutive
Fklitor and Business Manager of
"Christianity and Crisis" F.ditor
of the "Hastings Center Report"
and Social Science fulitor at Basic
Books
Her reviews and articles have
appeared in the "New York Times
Book Review," "PsychoWigy To-
day," the Ivos Angeles Times and
the "New Republic " She currently
serves on the board of directors of
{Georgetown University. In Augast.
she was named to the Committee
for the Catholic Common Ground
Project, an initiative of the National
Pastoral Life Center and the late
Cardinal Bernardin
Civil Engineering: A program that
builds onto the construction of the future
rhc Health (Y^ntcr announces gynecological ser-
vices will now be available on Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m.
Karen McCiinn. M.S.N, will be available. Walk-ins
will be seen, but appointments are suggested by call-
ing x<M()71.
By ( HRISTINA BLANFY
Staff Ki-porlcr
With the ri.se of interest in the nKni-
ern building of dams, bridges, high-
ways, buildings, airports and water
purification facilities to further ad-
vance and help tcxiay's s(Kicty, civil
engineering is a program that prepares
college students to face this challenge
of protecting the environment and
.safety of the community
Villanovas civil engineering pro-
gram offers a l(K>k into the broad spec
trum of this field.
It is the inventing of facilities that
will fit well mto modern life by dis-
pensing the ways and the means to this
dilemma.
The civil engineering program is
noted for thtiroughly equipping its stu-
dents with the knowledge it takes to
become suciessful engineers It con
lams flexible classes thai relate to the
student's needs and allows each stu-
dent to take the traditional engineer-
It includes an extensive
outlook of pressing
problems while it pro-
vides the basic funda-
mentals of planning, de-
cision making and con-
struction that wiU even-
tually solve these prob-
lems.
mg courses
Anv course taken from outside the
department may take the place of a
particular cla.ss
To become part of this program,
one must be in good academic .stand-
ing with at lea.st a 2.0 for the Univer-
sity and especially a 2.0 in technical
courses such as math, science and en-
gineering titled courses.
There are a variety of job opp<irtu-
nities for the civil engineering major
that range from the construction of
buildings to creating a system that
eliminates wastes and produces an
adequate water supply.
"Civil engineering is the health,
welfare and safety of society," said Dr.
Ix:wis J. Mathers, chwrperson of the
civil engineering department
Ilie array of projects that need to
be done for the common good are end
less. Civil engineers have the oppor
tunity to adhere to this cau.se It is not
only a major, but a major benefit to
the populace
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By JIM UELANEY
Stuff RffMirlcr
In a simulated dorm room fire, 30
seconds after the first flame appears,
the temperature will be 150 degrees
fahrenheit, and "one breath of this
heated air would sear your lungs and
kill you," says the University of Geor-
gia Environmental Safety Services.
1 his is even more of a concern in light
of a Jan. 7 Manhattan apartment build-
ing fire caused by a halogen lamp.
"We are very nervous for the stu-
dents knowing they [halogen lamps]
have been a cause of fires," said As-
sistant Director of Residence Life
Marie Schauder. At Villanova, there
have been five fires caused by halo-
gen lamps, the most recent happening
over winter break when a halogen
lamp was left on. So far, only personal
property and dorm rooms have been
damaged.
In July 1996, the Consumer Prod-
uct Safety Commission issued a warn-
ing about the tubular light bulbs in
halogen lamps. "The torchiere or pole
lamps are free standing lamps with the
light fixture mounted on top of a pole
about six feet tall," said the release.
Each contains special tubular bulbs
of 300 watts that reach 970 degrees or
5fH) watts that reach 1,200 degrees. A
high-powered normal incandescent
bulb of l.'iO watts goes onlv to 340
degrees.
Because of the danger. Underwrit-
ers Laboratories will impose a more
difficult safety standard as of Febru-
ary,1997. In a "Dateline NBC " re-
port, the less powerful halogen bulb,
the 3(X) watt and not the hotter 51M)
watt, was tested to see if the halogen
lamps already .sold could meet the new
guidelines. A lamp is safe if a .special
type of cloth can "be draped over the
top of the lamp" for seven hours with-
out igniting.
It ttK)k 25 seconds for the cloth to
ignite, and the portion of the cloth
above the bulb "went up in flames in
34 seconds." After those 34 seconds ,
the University of Georgia Environ-
mental Safety Services has shown
that, for a typical dorm room, in only
another 30 seconds it will be 150 de-
grees.
"Breathing the carbon monoxide
would cause you to be unconscious in
a matter of seconds," said the report.
So if you have a problem with your
halogen lamp, "remember this; you
have 30 seconds — no more" and that
PHOTO BY MKIHAN MONAHAN
Halogen lamps have been blamed for five fires on this campus.
"smoke inhalation is the killer in 85
percent of deaths."
Atlcr one minute, the fire in the
dorm room is 300 degrees, and after
three minutes, it is 1500 degrees.
Accordingly, Residence Life offers
some safety tips. Keep halogen lamps
away from any curtains that can blow
onto them, above desktops where
loose paper is a hazard and away from
beds because of sheets and blankets
Also, never leave a "lamp on when
vou leave the room or are not at
home," and "operate the lamp at a
lower setting than the maximum
whenever pH)ssible."
For now, the Villanova policv is
that halogen lamps are "discouraged,"
unlike at Harvard, Yale and RPl where
they have been banned. Residence
IJfe says that it is in the process ot
learning more and alerting the stu-
dents, but would "not rule out some-
where down the line" the banning of
halogen lamps.
If banned, halogen lamps would be
"added onto the list of open llamcs"
as an equivalent danger of smoking or
incense burning. At lloor meetings in
dorms, RAs will make sure students
are "aware of the dangers and use cau-
tiously the halogen lamps," said
Schowder.
Collegians for life hold conference
By GEORGE PHILLIPS
Staff Reporter
This past weekend, college stu-
dents from across the country came
together at Georgetown University
at the 10th Annual American Colle-
gians for Life Conference. Students
from as far as San Francisco and
Florida attended the event. Villanova
was represented by a contingent
from Villanovans for Life. Leading
pro-life spokespeople from govern-
ment, the media, academia and right
to life groups addressed the confer-
ence.
Abortion was often the focal
point of the presentations but a vari-
ety of other topics were discus.sed
including euthanasia, philosophical
approaches to rights and freedom
and family values. In addition to gen-
eral lectures, students attended vari-
ous workshops that included ideas
for strengthening and promoting the
pro-life movement on campu.ses and
techniques for winning the abortion
debate
Two of the featured speakers
were Douglas Scott, the president of
Life Decisions International and
Gary Bauer, the president of the
Family Research Council and former
member of the Reagan administra-
tion. Scott has led various successful
projects aimed at getting corporations
to stop funding Planned Parenthood. He
sees choice as something given to us
by God^nd feels that many people to-
day are worshiping a false god of
choice.
Bauer also addressed the issue of
choice feeling that abortion allows
choice "except for those who it affects
the most." Bauer said that the saddest
moment for him while working for
President Reagan was the Baby Doe
case. President Reagan appealed to the
Federal Court to help Baby Doe but, as
Bauer stated, a court that could find
rights for "thugs, pimps and pomogra-
phers could not find rights for Baby
Doe." The baby starved.
Several prominent women addres.sed
the convention including talk .show host
By Buchanan, sister and campaign man-
ager of Pat Buchanan, and Serrin Fos-
ter, executive director of Feminists for
Life of America. Foster feels that abor-
tion undermines the importance and
significance of motherhood and de-
means the dignity of women.
Dr. Edmund Pellegrino of
Georgetown University, one of the lead-
ing medical ethicists in the country.
sp<ike about euthanasia, an especially
volatile topic which the Supreme Court
is expected to make a mling on in June
Pellegrino argued against the idea of
euthanasia for the purpose of compas-
sion. Corppassion means to suffer
along with and to try to take upon one-
self the suffering of another.
He feels that euthanasia is often
used by family members of the ill and
doctors to alleviate their own suffer-
ing rather than to respect the dignity
of patients. He cited cases in the Neth-
erlands where euthanasia is legal, in
which "mercy killing" was performed
because of a doctor's recommenda-
tion or at a family's request without
the patient's consent. Pellegrino feels
that if we allow limited euthanasia it
will inevitably lead to a slippery slope
of continual decline in respect for hu-
man life.
The conference culminated in a riv-
eting address by talk show ho.st and
former presidential candidate. Dr.
Alan Keyes. Keyes said that abortion
"involves something deeply funda-
mental becau.se it touches on the root
of what we should be as a people."
Keyes argued that the rights we so
espouse come not from the Constitu-
tion, but from God as our founders
were fighting for them before the Con-
stitution existed. When we use this
freedom to destroy principles of jus-
tice, we destroy any sense of rights
Professor brings reality to class
Greek Briefs
Delta Gamma would like to congratulate all of our new sisters. Thanks
to Christine Vrataric and all of our si.sters who made rush so successful
The sisters of Delia Gamma would like lo congratuiale Colleen Otlerbein
for being chosen as a member of the 1 997 Steering Committee and Chrissy
Faistl for being chosen as a member of the management team for Speciai
Olympics. And last but not least, congratulations to Melissa Sicola and
Kristen Baranowski who both secured post-graduation jobs with Arthur
Andersen.
Congratulations to our new pledge cla.ss. Special thanks to Renee
Kinloch for doing such a wonderful job as rush chair. Also, thank you to
our outgoing executive board for serving the chapter this past year. Best
of luck to our new board members as they kick off another Pi Phi year.
Congratulations to cheerleaders Shannon Ritz and co-captain Kristie Greco
who helped their team place fourth in the nation two weeks ago. Great
job girls!
Congratulations ADPis and welcome to all our new Alphas and get
ready for an experience that will last a lifetime. Special thanks to Jane
and Deanna for your hard work. It's Roe's turn to take over! Three words
for everyone — no more workshops! Hope everyone is enjoying Spirit
Week, great job Steph I).! And of course, everyone can start looking for-
ward to the retreat, it's always an adventure when we get together
Alpha Chi's want to thank our awesome rush chair and assistant rush
chair, Elana and Norma, for doing such an amazing job: we love you!
Good luck to the 1997 Alpha Chi exec, this will be our best year yet! To
Gerda and the 1996 exec; you guys are simply the best! Thank you for
everything!
Tri-Delta would like to welcome our new members to our chapter and
to spending more time together We would like to congratulate all of the
new officers on their induction last Tuesday and commend the outgoing
officers on jobs well done because they are forever.gracious for their time
and dedication.
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By CHRISTINE SOLIv\ZZ()
Staff Reporter
Dr. William B. Waegel of the so-
ciology department became the first
profes.sor in the College of Arts and
Sciences to digital ize all supplemen-
tary material used in teaching the
juvenile delinquency class offered at
the University.
In 1978, Waegel arrived at the
University as a "freshly coined
PhD " after he received his gradu-
ate degree from the University of
Delaware. In 1990, he accepted the
position of the chairperson of the
Sociology department.
For the past two years Waegel has
been collecting data needed to suc-
cessfully digitiaize his juvenile de-
linquency cla.ss. This data included
numerous interviews with judges,
probation officers, incarcerated chil-
dren and video tapes of court hear
ings Utilizing all of this material
allows Waegel to click on an icon on a
computer screen which automatically
brings up any one of these supplemen-
tary materials which were edited into
three to five minute clips.
Waegel said that his goal was not to
make a complete multimedia presenta-
tion, but rather to support his classes
with a variety of multimedia informa-
tion. He .said, "I can use this supple-
mentary material so that 1 can integrate
lightly into my class allowing students
to interact with the data."
Waegel said he encourages his stu-
dents to think about how the world
works and in particular to think about
the basic dynamics that produce crime
and what might be done about it. He
attempts to teach his students to take a
broader view of crime in the United
States. Waegel hopes his .students will
gain a better understanding of how their
classroom knowledge actually pertains
to real-life situations
PHOTD BY SHANNON HI WH I
Professor Waegel incorporates the computer into his teaching
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January 24, 1997
January 24, 1997
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Nova art gallery anticipates Black History Month
Special lo the Vlllanovan
Works bv aIllsI^ ol ilic Souihwcst
Ctimiiiunii\ I iiiKhiiunt Center ot
PhiladelpliKi imii selected pieces l>v
African-American artists ttom
Villanova University's collectKHi iii an
upcoming celebration ot "Black His
torv Month"' at the Villanova Art (jal-
lery.
A public reception for the artists
at the gallery on J.in. 2>. Irom 3 to >
p.m., will feature rhythm and blues
and ja// vocals and nistrumentals bv
the Denise king Irio. The pul)lic is
invited free of charge. The show, en-
titled "African-American Art, Present
and Past, " will be at the gallery, in the
Connelly Center on the Villanova
campus until Feb. 26.
"1 stand back in amazement at the
raw talent that exists within these art-
ists," said Sister Helen David
Brancato, I.H.M., who is director of
the Enrichment Center's art program.
"Not one of the residents whose
work is in the Villanova show was a
working artist before 1990," says
Brancato. "Some had wanted to be
artists, but didn't believe they had the
talent . Still others had never consid-
ered even trying. In six short years,
they have all exhibited, selling artists.
What thev have accomplished is truly
remarkable."
"Everybody is a teacher and every-
bodv is a student," said Brancato.
"Each talent is explored and brought
out. We critique one another, tell each
olhet when our work is good, and
u Ik II \s e believe we can ni.ike il truei.
Each arlisi coiius tmm .i (litteuiit per-
son. il place
Vvh.il thev have in common is lion-
cstv; each o| the works in the
Villanova show is vibrant and true to
the experience of the artists." .Some
ot the tealured artists include, Anna
Mae Arnold. Ruth Barkley. Mina
Casey, Calvin Casey, Eou Smith, Ida
May Svdnor, Doris lurner and Mary
Ward. '
Founded in l'>69, the Kingsessing-
based f-.nrichment Center was
launched as a non-profit, community-
run organization lo empower residents
through direct involvement in program
design and implementation.
In addition to art, its services en-
compass employment training, a
school homework club, a senior club,
study a.ssistance and mentoring pro-
grams for teenagers and a parenting
skills curriculum.
Works selected from the Villanova
collection are by an internationally
awarded artist Paul Farewell Keene of
Philadelphia who will display his
works which are in the John Hay
Whitney Collection, the Pennsylvania
Academy of Fine Arts and Howard
University, among others.
Renowned African -American
painter and etcher Beulah Stevenson
will also be a featured artist. Her
works have been exhibited at muse-
ums and galleries across the United
States, Europe and Asia.
Ruth Barkley, the "Grandma Moses" of the art center.
HI 1 KMoro
Watercolorist and printer Howard
N. Watson is known for his illustra-
tions in books such as "Old Philadel-
phia Impressions," "The Proud Past,"
and "Philadelphia Watercolors." His
paintings have been viewed at the
White House and Capitol.
Curlee Raven Holton, an award-
winning printmaker, writer and edu-
cator will also have his works on dis-
play. Holton is professor of
printmaking, drawing and African-
American history at Eafayette Col-
lege, Easton, Pa.
His strong works examine the Af-
rican-American experience through
pers(mal interpretation of African-
American history
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SIGMA XI
THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SOCIETY
Distinguished Lecturer
Peter H. Raven
Directory Missouri Botanical Garden
Public Lecture
Biological extinction:
its scope and meaning for us
3:30 PM, Saturday 25, January 1997
Connelly Center Cinema, Villanova University
Refreshments at 3:00 PM in the cinema foyer.
Dr. Raven, an internationally renowned investigator of plant evolution, is an ardent spokesman on the preservation of
biological diversity and protection of the world's ecosystems. He is Home Secretary of the National Academy of Sciences
and a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Dr. Raven is the 1997 recipient of
Villanova University's Mendel Medal, awarded for distinguished service in advancing the cause of science. More information
about Dr. Raven and the Mendel Medal is available at: HTTPr/Zwww.bio. vill.edu/DEPART/conserv/raven.htm
Co-Sponsored by:
Delaware Valley Chapter — Society for Conservation Biology
The Ecological Society of Villanova
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The Best and Worst of 1996 . . .
It's hard to believe that another year
has passed once again, in keeping
with tradition, the Fntertainment sec-
tion has compiled a list of the best and
worst the industry had to offer in "96.
See for yourself why we think Urkel
and friends must go, why Hootie and
his Blowfish should head back to
South Carolina and why it's too bad
that Tori Spelling's daddy couldn't buy
her some acting talent to go with thai
new nose.
Artist of the Year:
Dave: I'll refer you to the best al-
bum because ideally the best artist
produced the best album.
Emily: I can't believe I'm actually
writing this, but the Artist Formerly
Known as Prince managed to disap-
pear for 10 years, change his entire
persona and still reclaim the praise of
die-hard fans. I'm not saying I'm one
of them, but someone besides Oprah
has to give this guy his due.
Marissa: Beck- He is always on
the cutting edge and is definitely the
arbiter of rock and roll's future.
Sara: I don't believe that I'm
about to write this, but if you think of
1996 you think of Alanis. She had an
incredibly successful year. I'm still
trying to figure out why.
Best Album:
Dave: Aenima--'Yoo\. Read my ar-
ticle, see them, buy the record!
Emily: I'll admit that before I read
Marissa's review of the Cardigans'
thjrd CD, First Band on the Moon, I
didn't know much about their sound.
But when I listened for myself, I
couldn't help but become addicted to
their mellow, upbeat rhythms. The
result is an amusing CD that gets lots
of playing time on my stereo.
Marissa: CWe/ay -Beck. The de-
finitive album of 1996, it fuses every-
thing from folk, to hip-hop, to coun-
try, to funk lo noisy punk. This al-
bum is in a genre all its own.
Sara: Bringing Down the Horse hy
the Wallflowers. I know "6th Avenue
Heartache" is over-played, but the rest
of the album is well worth a listen!
Best Single:
sweater, the slick sliill ol your cai '
Certainly not in your hair, what's the
poinl of thai'.'
Sara: 111 h.ive lo agree with Imily
on this one.
Best Male Singer:
Dave: Chris Cornell ol
Soundgarden-l' m just amazed that he
still can sing.
Emily: If Jakob Dylan continues
in the tradition of papa Bob, it looks
as though we'll soon have another
musical legend on our hands.
Marissa: Pavarotti. He is the mas-
ter of disaster, the mack-daddy of op-
era and no one's vocal chords are as
in shape as his.
Sara: The guy from Kula Shaker. I
don't know his name, but I love his
voice
Dave: 'Whoever You Are" by
Cieggy Tah I love this song I dont
care who else does, but sometimes I
really appreciate people letting me
change lanes while I'm driving in my
car
Emily: "Popular" by Nada Surf
No matter how many times you hear
them, lines like "I'm never last
picked" and "my mom says I'm a
catch" plunge listeners into the depths
of high school nostalgia
Marissa: "Brainstew/Jaded," by
Green Day. Anyone who knows me
understands I'm a huge Green Day
fan Got to stick with my boys.
Sara: "Standing Outside A Phone
Bo<ith with. ..Whatever," by Primitive
Radio Gods.
Worst Trend:
Dave: Flbonics- If I say any more I
might get in trouble.
Emily: The Macarcna OK- it was
fun while it lasted, but its trendiness
quotient has now passed the point of
extinction.
Marissa: Butterfly clip
Hmm let's .see what new place we
could put this clip on On the strap of
your school bag, the bottom of vour
Best Female Singer:
Dave: Tracy Bonham- She rocks
thoroughly.
Emily: Sarah McLachlan- her
songs brilliantly combine a haunting
voice and melodious harmonies.
Marissa: Patti Smith. This diva
of punk is the only female artist of
1996 who truly knows what good rock
and roll is.
Sara: Fiona Apple, what a voice!
Best Soundtrack:
Dave: "Shine"- An outstanding
movie with beautiful accompaniment
I cried.
Emily: I heard the soundtrack from
"Romeo and Juliet" includes a diverse
mix of songs.
Marissa: "Trainspotting"- Not as
graphic as the movie but it gives you
an adrenaline rush just the same.
Sara: "Romeo and Juliet, " I guess.
Worst Album:
Dave: h uirwcathcr Johnson-
Whenever I hear Hootie, et al., I get
violent and that is simply not healthy
Emily: The Counting Crows'
newest album contains no new talent
and offers more of the same stale lyr-
ics and boring rhythms.
Maris.sa: Fairweathcr J ohnson by
Hootie and the Blowfish Stormy
weather is more like it This album
has no substance and is just another
overplayed waste of air space
Sara: Sheryl Crow by Sheryl
Crow I wouldn't have put my name
on it if I was her
Worst Single:
Dave: Rush- Is Gavin so gorgeous
that we should ihiow money at hiin
for singing "Swallow?"
Emily: Oasis 1 know Cara shot
them down last year, but she's sliU
right (that's why she was promoted,
you know). 1, too, refuse to listen to
these Beatles rip-olfs, no mallet how
over-played their songs are
Marissa: Counting Crows. They
are wimp-rock at its finest.
Sara: (iin Blo.s.soms. 1 can't stand
that guys voice!
Worst Male Singer:
Dave: Lead vocalist of Psychotica.
1'hey opened for Tool I hope I never
hear or see him and his rubber suit
again.
Emily: Ihe lead singer from
Counting Crows He has the innate
ability to make every single one of
their songs sound the same.
Marissa: Prince. I couldn't find
his symbol on my keyboard.
Sara: My brother will kill me for
this one , but it would have to be James
Hetfield of Metallica.
Worst Female Singer:
Dave: The lead singer from
Republica- Great, she is on the roof-
top, she is ready to go. Somebody push
her.
Emily: ( jwen Stefani of No Doubt
1 .istening to her sing on "Don't Speak"
is almost physically painful She
should take her own advice.
Marissa: Whitney Houston. AJ/
right, maybe her voice isn't that bad
but she is so darn annoying. Enough
with the vibrato lip. and the shallow
movie parts.
Sara: Donna Lewis If I hear "I
I^)ve You Always Forever " one more
time...
Best TV Show:
Dave: "Beyond 2(KM) " and "The
Next Step "(Discovery Channel )
Emily: Unfortunately, 1 saw one
loo many "HR" reruns this year to
nominate it for best show Runners
up are "Seinfeld" and the new "Rosie
()'I)onnell Show"
Maris.sa: "Seinfeld " One word
Kramer
Sara: loss up--" Seinfeld " or
"I.R ■"
Dave: "What I (iot " by Sublime
As if Oasis hadnt ripped off the
Beatles -enough already
Emily: This one is definitely a
toss-up between what's-her-name's "I
Love You, Always, Forever" and
Celine Dion's "All Coming Back to
Me." If I hear either of these annoy-
ing .songs one more time. I just may
be forced to throw my stereo out the
window
Marissa: "It's All Coming Back
to Me" by Celine Dion It is cheesy
in the worst way Can she not make a
hit song, ju.st once? They all s(nind
the same anyway
Sara: Isn't it Ironic, don't you
think?
Worst Band:
Best Movie:
Dave: "Fargo "- Superb plot, great
dialogue, and that wood chipper
scene'
Emily: "I'he Iruth About Cats and
Dogs" was one of this year's most
entertaining movies In fact, I was so
impressed that I chose Janeane
( iarofalo as best adress If you mis.sed
it, get to Blockbuster pronto to see
what makes this romantic comedy so
great
Marissa: "Cable (Juy" I could
have picked a serious, meaningful
drama but none of them had me going
back two more times to see them.
Sara: "Fargo "" (iotta love the ac
cents
off her clothes docs not guarantee an
Umi.ilie box ottice success'.'
Marissa: ■'IMkiumihiioii ' lohn
Travoll.i maile Ins cikli cuinehack
with "Pulp Iiction and he ended it
with "Phenomenon."
Sara: "Fear." For a suspense
movie , it was pretty predictable.
Best Actor:
Dave: Hugh Grant in "Extreme
Measures." He deserves to be remem-
bered for more than associating with
a prostitute.
Emily: Even though Johnny Depp
wasn't in any blockbusters this year, 1
still think he's one of the best young
actors in Hollywood.
Marissa: Leonardo DiCaprio
Lver since I saw him in the "Basket-
ball Diaries" I have admired his work
He is a brilliant, young actor thai
shines in every part he takes-and he's
not bad looking either.
Sara: Jonathan Lipnicky ( "Jerry
Maguire"). He was so cute and Tom
Cruise wasn't too bad himself.
Worst Movie:
Dave: Anything Schwarzenegger
or Slv Stallone do is just bad
Emily: There were many bad mov-
ies this vear. but I think 'Striptease "
probably takes the cake Will Demi
be 85 before she realizes that taking
Best Actress:
Dave: I refrain from selection on
the basis that my an.swer might in-
criminate me on the grounds of a sex-
ist bias.
Emily: Janeane Garofalo's witty
portrayal of a neurotic animal shrink
is what makes the "Truth About Cats
and Dogs" one of 1996's best movies
Marissa: Drew BariymoTe- Acting
all her life, she comes off tike she was
born to play every part she takes on
Even though she was basically only
in the previews of "Scream" hers is a
stellar performance that launched the
first five minutes of the movie.
Sara: I'd have to agree with
Marissa on this one.
Worst TV Show:
Dave: Nightly news
Emily: Once and for all. we must
stop the insanity and remove the en-
tire "T(iIF " lineup from the televi
sion airwaves
Marissa: "Bavwalch" David
Ha.sselhoff and plastic Barbie dolls
running around the beach does not
make for good entertainment F'ver
Sara: Pick any of the " KjII" line
up
Worst Actor:
Dave: 1 teel bad giving Arnold two
awards but at least I'm consistent
Emily: Why is it so hard to nar
row this topic'' Overall, the worst I've
seen is .\rnold Schwarzenegger, even
though most of his movies succeed in
the box office. Isn't getting paid $20
million per movie enough incentive to
take some English lessons'' I'll stop
my bashing when I hear the lermina
lor pronounce a word that has more
th.in three syllables
Mari.ssa: O J Simpson Oh yeah,
the killer is still out there O.J., and if
happens to be YOU'
Sara: Marky Mark m "lear" 1
don't believe people get paid to act so
badly. He should stick to the under
wear ads.
Worst Actress:
Dave: Refer to the Best Actress
category
Emily: Anil llu winner is. ..Pamela
Ire No, I didn'l see "Barb Wire" biii
from what I heard, it's worse than a
Haywatch" epi.sode without a music
video-enough said.
Marissa: Toii Spelling- We all
know lliis an head would be working
at Contempo Casuals if it wasn't for
her rich ilaildv
Sara: Ion Spelling- enough said.
Best Section of the
Villanovan:
Dave: After ours, it's a toss up be-
tween Marc and Ann
Emily: Who made up ihis ques-
tion?
Mari.ssa: Entertainment, of course.
Sara: Ed have to say Entertain-
ment. Eve been warned that if I don't
I'll be forced to type the concert list-
ing eternally.
Biggest Bummer:
Dave: Resurgence of heroin in pop
culture.
Emily: Ihe death of George
Burns- I'm so glad he made it to 100,
but who wouldn't have loved to see
him continue acting for years to come?
Marissa: Many albums bombed
this year but the biggest flop had lo
be Pearl Jams SO Code II should be
called A'o A/ore.
Sara: Jim Carey got paid $20 mil-
lion for the "Cable Guy. "
Best Band;
Dave: Rage or 3 1 1 - -They both can
kick it in a phut way. Sometimes Zack
just needs to relax a little, not too
much, just a little
Emily: After hearing the Dave
Matthews band live, Em once again
inclined to give them best band- noth-
ing compares to Ixroi Moore's talents
on every background instrument imag-
inable
Marissa: WEEZER- -Great al-
bum, great in concert, great rock and
roll "Pinkerlon" is filled with raw
emotion and is even more compelling
than their first album. They are sim-
ply feel -good rock that blows me away
with their quirky riffs and blatant hon-
esty each time 1 listen to them
Sara: Ed have to say U2, even
though only half of them actually put
out a single this past year 1 love U2!
Most Overrated :
Dave: Beavis and Butthead-
Ehey're not real.
Emily: Antonio Banderas- 1 don't
think he can act Who told him he
could sing?
Maris.sa: Barbra Siriesand Like
bulla'.' I don't think so 1 get
vaklempled everytime I see her at-
tempting to act and direct
.Sara: "Mars Attacks" With so
many big names in the ca.st, you'd have
thought il would be just a little enter-
taining
Most underrated:
Dave: Emily
Emily: Dave
Marissa: Jon Spencer Blues Ex-
plosion- Elvis IS alive and Ironting this
enormoiislv talented blues/funk rock
hand'
Sara: Ihe NBC Monday Night
Movie predictable plots and bad act-
ing, what mure could you ask lor?
Tliere von h.ivo it.
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Picture Perspectives: "Everyone Says I Love You"
"Everyone Says I Love You " is
Woody Allen's latest endeavor. The
mitsual-comvd\-r(>mann' stars a cast
not conxfntionallv linked to the mu-
sical world Woods Allen, who wrote
and directed the film, plays a nervous
man deprived of true love Cioldie
I lawn plays his ex- wife and A Ian. A Ida
plays her new hnshand Drew
Burrvmore (the onlv cast meniher
whose stnf^m^ was duhhed), Julia
Roberts, Edward .Norton and Tim
Roth help round out the cast
The story has a multitude of suh
plots as opposed to a sintile focused
narrative. Allen 's character, ^eitinii
over being dumped bv his latest lover.
has an affair with the married Rob-
erts before running back in the "hap-
pily" married Hawn. Their daughler
jumps into several different men s
arms, getting engaged and
unengaged in the process. On a simi-
lar note. Barrvmore gets engaged.
dumps her fiancee for an ex-con, and
then gets re-engaged.
The movie is set m .\'ew York, fans
and Venice.
Not enough
Woody
By JOE PATTERSON
As much as it pains me to admit it.
Woody Allen tends to be a rather hu-
morous fellow* As writer and direc-
tor, though, he fails to exploit his
greatest asset, namely himself. Unfor-
tunately, the various subplots relegate
Allen to a supportuig role The result
is an Mitcrniittcntly amusing tale with
extended periods of stagnation
The unfolding of the plot leaves
little room for character development;
thus, commiseration is nearly impos-
sible. The story's reliance on infidel-
ity and the (»ther pitfalls of modern
romance tend to compound this prob-
lem, leaving the viewer with a cast of
unsympathetic personalities, all ot
whom (with the noted exception of
Allen) overreach in their attempts to
be witty.
A.S with most second-rate musicals,
the lyrical scores are forced. The first
few dance scenes are mildly clever,
but by the end of the movie, repeti-
tion transforms the clever into tedious.
The movies greatest achievement is
fooling me into believing it is roughly
twice as long as it actually is.
Previous Wcxidy Allen works such
as "The Manhattan Murder Mystery"
may have pushed my expectations too
high, but "Everyone" simply misses
every conceivable mark.
RATING (out of 10): 4
5
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.Man Alda is one of the many stars appearing in the new film, "Everyone Says I Love You."
No one said,
"I Love You"
By MELLSSA SODOLSKl
Despite the fact that both Siskel
and Ebert named "Everyone Says I
Love You" one of the top lU films of
1996, the musical leaves little to be
desired. Although it is possible to
overcome the portrayal of New York
City as a Utopia, the unconvincing
characters and the fact that Woody
Allen has played the same character
in all of his movies, one aspect of this
film remains inexcusable: the singing.
To put it simply, this film should
not have been a musical. I'he numbers
are forced, awkward and without vo-
cal talent. The one redeeming quality
is the choreography, which is sharp
and original.
The film is overcrowded with char-
acters, making it difficult to care for
any of them. Of the films many ro-
mances, not one is inspirational.
Rather, the characters are flighty
and without much depth. The one
character who remains consistently
enjoyable is the son who becomes a
conservative Republican as a result of
lack of oxygen to his brain.
Although "Everyone Says I Love
You" is a disapptiintment, a few things
be learned from this film: 1) (loldie
Hawn is way too old to wear low-
shirts; 2) Drew Barrymore is a bad ac-
tress; and 3) Alan Alda would be broke
if Woody Allen didn't keep getting
him gigs.
RATING (out of 10): 4
Split decision for
Forman 's latest flick
\\. WILLEER(;i!SON and
lERENC E M( ( ARTHY
siiiff Rcftortfrs
Controversy and spectacle pro-
vide the key elements in Milos
Forman s new film "The Pec^ple vs
Larry Flynt." An internationally
acclaimed director whose work
includes classic films such as "One
flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and
"Amadeus", Forman delivers another
Academy Award-winning film full of
rich performances.
In this film, Forman depicts-the
wild and turbulent life of one of the
most despiseil and disgusted men in
recent American history, I^irry flynt.
Flynt (Woody Harrelson), along with
his wife Althea (Courtnev Love), his
brother Jimmy (Brett Harrelson)and
triends. create and publish Hustler
magazine, a porno mag that redefineii
the smut industry forever.
The film follows the various trials
.ind hardships which Flynt zealously
endures. He combats opposition such
as the conservative light wing to the
bureaucratic government , in order to
pistifv his cause and. inadvertently,
protect the first amendment right to
free speech.
The film is captivating not onlv
beeau.se ol the political aspect, hut
also for the personal. FOrnian
successfullv captures the li>\e ,iihI
pains ol the m,in ^ lilt , wlmii ,iie
virtually unknown lo the general
I'mMic. The strong and loving
relationship with his wife, his battle
with drugs, par.ilvsis. and insaiiilv
are all magnificently c.iptuieil m the
film, making it a great success
T. Bone: As the legendary lap
group Public Fvnemy once decreed,
"Don't believe the hviie'' The media
and the million-ili>llar Hollywood
conglomerates ,ne coercing tin
general public into believing that this
movie IS the second coming, when,
m rcalitv. it is a mediocre film with
in Miipoil.inl mess, me Woodv
Harrelson surprises me by putting on
a good show, as does Ed Norton. All
the critics who are proclaiming
Courtney Lx)ve, however, as the next
great actress are simply blowing
smoke. She is an ex-|unkie, who did
heroin during her pregnancy, playing
a junkie- not much of a stretch And
why hasn't anyone raved about her
acting in previous films? All in all.
"1 he People vs Larrv Flint" is an in-
teresting film, but It lacks in many
aspects
The Thrill: T. Bone, you are
showing your roots, by kickin" it old
school. So what if I^we is an ex-
junkie playing a junkie? If the shoe
fits wear it; in this case, it is as snug
as the glass slipper on Cinderella
We will see in future roles if she is a
great actress, but as far as this film is
concerned, she is superb. As an avid
subscriber to Hustler. I was sincerelv
surprised at I Bone's negative
opinion of the movie It is excellent,
particularly because of its realism.
The film is captivating
not only because of
the political aspect,
but also for the
personal.
1 he liim tloes not tiy to |)oili,i\
Lirrv Flvnt as some kind of defeiuin
of the Constitution; moreover. In is
depicted as the scum he is, who. m
llie name of bad taste and moral iii
decency, stumbled upon our right to
fiec spect h .iiul (litiiided it toi .ill ol
us
(jO see this tilm, mmi will not he
disappointed
" The Postman " launches
spring Cultural Film Series
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By NICKY VALLEE
Staff Reporter
On Saturday evening in the Con-
nelly Center Cinema, Villanova's
Spring 1997 Cultural Film and Lec-
ture Series, "Reel Lives, " gets under-
way with a .screening of 1995 Acad-
emy Award nominee "The Postman"
( "II Poslino").
Phis Italian import, directed by
Michael Radford, is a fictionalized
account of actual events in the life of
famed Chilean pcK't Pablo Ncruda. In
1952, Neruda was exiled from his
native ("hile for espousing ( 'ommumst
doctrine
He found refuge in Italy, where he
took up residency in a fishing village
on a small island near Sicily Here, ac-
cording to the film, he meets the title
character, Mario, an unassuming post-
man who is given the job ot deliver-
ing Neruda "s mail.
When Mario eventually works up
the courage to speak to the poet, he
engages him in conversations about
writing. Neruda becomes Mario's
teacher, instructing him in lessons of
poetry and its relationship to life, par-
ticularly in the realm of romance. At
first, Mario seems one-dimensional,
perhaps even a simpleton. But as the
storv progres.ses, he turns out to be a
startlingly complex character.
Mario is memorably played by Ital-
ian actor/comedian/director Massimo
Iroisi. While virtually unknown in the
United States prior to the relea.se of
"The Postman," Troisi was a beloved
screen presence in Italy, where he was
known as the Italian Robin Williams
or Jim Carrey.
Part of the popularity of "The Post-
man" can be attributed to the real-life
drama that unfolded behind the
scenes. Troisi, plagued by a life-long
heart ailment, had wanted to direct as
well as star in this film, but he real-
ized that taking on both roles would
tax his health.
He asked his friend Michael
Radford, known for directing the 19K4
film version of '19K4, " period piece
"White Mischief," to take over the tli-
rectorial duties.
Troisi was also given the opportu
nity to receive a heart transplant be-
fore filming began, but he insisted on
completing "The Postman" first, jok-
ing that he wanted the last piece of
his okl heart to become part of the
film. Troisi died at the age of 41, just
one day after filming on "The Post-
man" was completed.
"The Postman" will have four
screenings in the Connelly Center
Cinema: , Jan. 25 at 7 p.m., Jan. 26 at
?i:M) and 7 p.m.; and , Jan. 27 at 7 p.m.
Admission to any screening is $3
for students with valid ID and $4 for
all others. As with all foreign films in
the series, "The Postman" will be
shown in its original language. Ital-
ian, with English subtitles.
The Monday evening showing
of'The Postman" will feature a guest
speaker. Back by popular demand, lo-
cal film expert Tim Corrigan will in-
troduce the film and speak on "The
Ficauty of Figure" following the view-
ing period
In addition to teaching film courses
at Temple University and participat-
ing in the Philadelphia Festival of
World Cinema, Dr. Corrigan recently
spent a year in Italy, where he taught
at Temple's Rome campus
For more informatit^n, please call
x9475() on weekdays between '' am.
and 5 p ni.
1995 Academy Award nominee "The Postman" ("II Postino") kicks off Villanova's spring 1997 Cultural Film
and Ix'cfiirt' .Series.
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Eating on the Main Line
By EMILY DITOMO
Lnlt'rluinmeiU tdllor
I'he proprietors of Peace A Pizza
had a unique idea when they opened
Ardmore's newest eatery a few
months ago. These days, shoppers and
movie-goers alike can be found cram-
ming into the tiny five-table restaurant
at all hours. They come with a mis-
sion to find the perfect slice of gour-
met pizza, and many are willing to
sample all 25 kinds before deciding
on a personal favorite.
The only thing harder than choos-
ing what type of pizza to order at
Peace A Pizza is finding a seat among
the crowd. WTien my starving compan-
ion and I visited the restaurant on a
frigid Saturday night, it was jammed,
so we were relegated to sitting at the
counter. After marking our seating ter-
ritory with an array of coats, gloves
and scarves, we forced our way into a
makeshift line. In this free-for-all,
people were shouting orders at one
very flustered employee who tried his
hardest to create some semblance of
organization. Much lo our surprise, we
learned that we could not order any
kind of pizza we wanted; if we were
buying by the slice, we had to choose
from the six pies displayed in the gla.ss
counter before us. Fhe selection pro-
cess was arduous to say the least.
Since the pizzas were not labeled, we
had to decipher for ourselves what
they contained. This is a difficult task
when one kind of pizza has over seven
toppings.
On this particular night, diners
could choose among barbecue
chicken, lasagna, beef taco,
mediterranean salad, seafood and feta
cheese pizzas. Once we placed our
order, we scurried to the head of an-
other line to pay for our meals. After
being re-heated in a large brick oven,
dinner was served. The taste of the piz-
zas was worth the wait. Each of our
barbecue chicken pieces had just the
right amount of barbecue sauce, white
meat chicken and mozzarella cheese,
served on a seasoned crust.
Overall, my dining experience at
Peace A Pizza prcwcd enjoyable On
any given night, customers can sample
a huge assortment of pizzas, ranging
from the plain cheese and pepperoni
variety, to the truly unusual buffalo
wmg blue cheese and caesar salad piz-
zas. The price of a generous slice av-
erages at $2.50 and a whole 16-inch
pie usually costs $13.50. In addition
to serving gourmet pizza, the restau-
rant also offers freshly-baked calzone,
homemade soups and .salads.
Maybe this large array of choices
is what accounts for the frenzied pace
of the restaurant, but 1 would recom-
mend stopping by on a less busy day
and time. Peace A Pizza is conve-
niently located at 4 Station Road in
Ardmore, directly across from the
Ardmore train .station. If you go, be
sure to fill out a commentcard; for the
first one fully completed, the restau-
rant will mail customers a coupon for
a free slice- a good deal for students.
Call (610) 896-4488 for more in-
formation.
Cultural Film Series preview
By ELANA STARR
Staff Reporter
Cinema lovers rejoice! Villanova's
Spring, 1997 Cultural Film and Lec-
ture Series, "Reel Lives," has an-
nounced its line-up. Whether fiction
or documentary, the 10 motion pic-
tures in this series are reality based,
having been inspired by actual char-
acters and/or events. Eiach film will be
.shown four times in the Connelly Cen-
ter Cinema (Saturday at 7 p.m., Sun-
day at 3:30 and 7 p.m., and Monday
at 7 p.m.). Every Monday evening
screening will be introduced by a guest
speaker, who will also lead a discus-
sion following the viewing period.
The series kicks off with 1995
Academy-Award nominee "The Post-
man (11 Postino)" (Jan 25-27). The
most popular foreign film ever im-
ported to the U.S., "The Postman"
conjures a fictionalized account of
Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's exile on
Capri that presents poetry as a univer-
sal form of communication. Lcxal film
expert Tim Corrigan, a series favor-
ite, will be the Monday guest .speaker.
February's offerings begin with
Maurice Pialat's "Van Gogh" (Feb. 1 -
3), the 1 1th and arguably the best film
about the Dutch artist. On Monday,
Sandy Flitterman-Lewis, a noted femi-
ni.st film scholar specializing in French
cinema, will speak on "Pialat/Van
Gogh: A Cinematic Self-Portrait."
Coen fans will be glad to hear that
it's followed by the crime caper
"Fargo" (Feb. 8-10), the most recent
and much lauded dark comedy from
the Coen brothers, purveyors of self-
referential genre parody. The mellif-
luous voiced Patrick Stoner, of
WHYY-TV fame, will do the Mon-
day evening honors. The fourth film
in the series is "Thirty-Two Short
Films About Glenn Gould" (Feb. 15-
17), which explores the life of the
eponymous piano virtuoso in an im-
pressive form, a la Bach's "Goldberg
Variations." Krin Gabba will be the
Monday evening lecturer. The final
February offering is the acclaimed
"Dead Man Walking"(Feb. 22-24),
Tim Robbins' surprisingly even-
handed account of an explosive topic,
the death penalty. The drama features
high-powered performances from
Sean Penn as a convict on Death Row
and Su.san Sarandon in her Oscar-win-
ning appearance as Sister Helen
Prejean, the noted anti-death penalty
activist.
At the Monday evening screening,
Barbara Wall will sp>eak on "Prison
Mini.stry of Healing and Reconcilia-
tion." Please note that Sr. Helen will
be at Villanova in person on Thurs-
day, March 13, at 7:30 p.m., in the
Connelly Center's Villanova Rot)m, to
receive the Peace and Justice Award.
Two '60s period pieces are offered
in March: The 1964 film "Becket"
(Mar. 5- 7), which stars Richard Bur-
ton and Peter O 'Toole, recounts the
stormy relationship between Arch-
bishop of Canterbury Thomas a
Becket and his F-^nglish King, Henry
II
Chris Sharrett will lead a discus
sion on "Angry Young Saint: The
Death of Becket in a '60s Context." It
is followed by "A Man for All Sea-
sons" (Mar. 22-24). The winner of six
Academy Awards, this 1966 drama
depicts the fatal conflict between two
other historical figures. Sir Thomas
More and King Henry VIll. Bill Lynch
is the Monday speaker.
April features more recent films,
beginning with "Crumb" (Apr. 15-17)
If one thinks their family is strange,
check out Terry Swigoff 's film, which
provides a wide-open window on the
controversial under-ground carI(K)nisI
Robert Crumb and his dysfunctional
clan. Temple's Paul Swann is the
Monday speaker.
Next is Jon Blair's documentary
"Anne Frank Remembered" (Apr. 1 2-
14), which sheds new light on the
world's most famous diarist. This por-
trait offers recently discovered family
letters, never-before-seen photos and
rare archival footage which humanize
Anne, transforming her from a post-
war icon into a human being.
Holocaust specialist Josey Fi.sher
will speak on "Filling in the Frame
TTie Need to Remember Anne Frank "
The final feature is Neil Jordan's
biopic "Michael Collins " (Apr 19
21), with Liam Neeson as "The Big
Fella, " a major figure in Irish history
In a not-to-be-missed engagement, the
series is pleased to have Luke Gib-
bons, Ireland's foremost film critic, as
the distinguished Monday evening
speaker.
Admi.ssion to any screening is $3
for students with valid ID and $4 for
all others For further information,
please call x94750 on weekdavs he
tween 9 a.m. and 5 p ni
VU writers display talents
ByPAllIv\(;iARDINA
Staff Rrportrr
Volume four of The Vignette.
Villanova's short story publication, is
ready and waiting for all literature
buffs out there The Vignette is com-
prised of six short stories ranging from
three to 13 pages long.
The book's stones, "That's what
I^vcryone Says, Anyway." by Eliza-
beth Aimie Durkin, "Tourniquet," by
Kristen Corrigan, "Untitled," by Joy
Alexander, "The Power of Televi-
sion," by Spencer Clemens, "But We
Taught Him Better Than That," by
Michael Lugenbuehl and "So What's
Your Story'" by Victor Huglert vary
in subject, talent and interest Al
though all of the stones echo each
other to a small degree, these six un
related stories have all succeeded
in the author's dream: each story
leaves the reader thinking
The shining star of the book is un
doubtedly "Untitled," by Joy
Alexander In this touching story.
Alexander melts her excellent writ-
ing skills with a unique story topic that
leaves readers with tears in their eyes
Here, an old, handicapped, alco-
holic woman pulls herself out of her
wheelchair in order to prove to her
self as well as everyone else, that she
is not incapable. She dances the night
away with her late husband.
"So What's Your Story?" by Vic-
tor Hugler is another interesting story
in this i.ssue of The Vignette Its sub
ject matter is interestingly different,
and It leaves readers with perplexed
looks on theii faces Written about a
hustler who enjoys playing "beat the
check. " this story is fcKUsed on a res-
taurant staff, and a single night's oc-
currences there I'his story is funny
and ironic and keeps the reader inter
csted Unlike some (^1 the other sto-
ries in the publication, this one is not
overly simplistic
The other four stones in the publi-
cation follow behind these two, but do
not live up to the maturity of the
"What "s Your Story ?" and "Untitled"
l"hey do. however, show great poten-
tial and are worth reading. I'hesc sub
sequent stories are entertaining, yet are
not as deeply wrenched with ironic
social commentary as "Storv "and
"Untitled "
Concerts
ELE( IRK FACTORY
Jan 31,
8.^0 p.m
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Feb. 8,
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Jack Dejohnette,
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Dianne Reeves
Gerald Albright
Alex Bugnon
Doc Powell
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We are always looking for
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fresh ideas to our section.
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Globes honor best of 1996
By SAKA HOI ( K
Assisiiini Liiuiiainnuttt Editor
The biggest stars in televisidti and
movies turned out tor the 54th annual
Golden Cjlobc Aw.irds this past Jan.
19. The awards, presented by the Hoi
lywood Foreign Press Association,
honor the best on the big and little
screen, and are usually seen as a warm
up to the Oscars and Hmmys The
three-hour event was broadcast in 130
counties and featured appearances by
over "^00 stars.
1 he evening started with a bang as
this year's theme, "Anything Goes,"
blared over images of the stars strut-
ting their way into the auditorium.
Ihis eventually lead to the replaying
of some choice moments from last
year's ceremony, including Brad Pill
thanking the makers of Kaeopectate.
The first two awards were for Best
Supporting Actor and Actress in a
Motion Picture. I'iiese went to htlward
Norton ("Primal Fear") and Lauren
Bacall ("The Mirror Has Two Faces')
respectively. Then il w.is on to telev i-
sion with John Lithgow winning Best
Actor in a Television Comedy or Mu-
sical for his performance on ".^rd Rock
From The Sun."' and Helen Hunt gar
nering her third straight award in the
Best Actress in a Television Comedv
or Musical category tor her work on
"Mad Aboui ^ou ' The Best Televi-
sion Show. ( omedy or Musical went
to a surpri.sed cast o[ "3rd Rock From
The Sun."
This year's show boasted main
surprise winners, such as Kalhy Bates
win in iIk Hcsi Sufiporling Actress.
Television I Ik iward was so unex-
pected that she tailed to realize that
the price tag was still attached In liei
gown before she mounted the stage
\nother surprise came in The Best
Supporlini: Aclor. Television c.ilei:orv.
wlieie l.in McKelleii beat oul the net
work stars with his lole iii 'Rasputin,
an HBO production which also won
for Best Mini Series or Made loi lele
vision Movie.
It was "Rasputin" on top again with
Alan Rickmans award lor Best Actoi
in a Mini Series or Made For Televi-
sion Movie Helen Mirren received the
award for Best Actress in the same
category for her role in "Losing
Chase"
Be.st Director of a Motion Picture
honors went to Milos Forman for "7'he
People vs. Larry Flynl, " and The Best
Original Score for a Motion Picture
went to "The Hnglish Patient."
The science fiction show "The X-
Files" came up a big winner by knock-
ing off popular opponents "ER" and
"NY PI). Blue ' Not only did it win
the Best IV Series Drama, but Jillian
Anderson and David Duchovny both
received individual awards as the Best
Actress and Actor in a Television Se-
ries Drama.
The Best Actor and Actress in a
Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
awards were no surprise with Tom
Cruise and Madonna winning for their
roles in "Jerry Maguire" (the film's
only award of the evening) and
"Evita," respectively. "Evita" also
won Best Moticm Picture Comedy or
Drama, and captured the Best Origi-
nal Song From a Motion Picture award
tor "You Must Lo\e Me "
Immediately after winning his
award, Tom Cruise put on a fantastic
show, complete with water works, as
he juesented Dustin Hctflman with the
( ecil B DeMill Lifetime Achieve-
nuiil .Award . In his acceptance
speech. Hoffman recalled receiving
his first (ioldeii Globe .limost 30 years
.igo. ami |okcil with Cruise saying.
"Bv the lime you gel yours (Litelimc
.Achie\ement Award) I'm tzonna be S^
so Td like to coiigiatulate yi>u now
The Best Original Screeiipl.iy went to
The People vs Larry Flynt " Best
Actor and Actress in .i Motion Pictuie
Drama went to (ieoffrey Rush
("Shine") and Brenda Blethyn ("Se-
crets and Lies"), respectively.
In the evening's final award. Best
Motion Picture, "The English Patient"
won out ove other brilliant films such
as "Breaking The Waves, " "Secrets
and Lies," "The People vs. Larry
Flynt" and "Shine," bringing a fitting
end to an entertaining night of well
deserved praise
[Fridaxj^Jan, 31 in the 'lAflanovaiRponv Check
ouVihe ^Pietasters, 'IheSkaB[azers, 'Ihe
llpstanderscmdlchmyZ-^Badandtfie
Stnl<:eouts,Sfunv starts at 8p,nu ^Admission is
$6.
Hollywood Pictures'/Cinergi Pictures'
(iolden lilobe Awards.
PHOTO f-REDIT DAVIDAPPIIBV
Evita," starring Madonna as Eva Pemn, was a big winner at this year's
Alpha Chi Omega
Welcomes
1 997 New Member Class
Michele Angelaccio
Donna Bancroft
Alison Christian
Sara Costello
Christina DiMichele
Giana Gigante
Joey Hoelzle
Connie Kendig
Tracy Lawlor
Heather Macfarland
Jody Milanese
Molly O'Conor
Meredith Piccinini
Jamie Renella
Keri-Anne Rogalowski
Danielle Sgroi
Amber Viejo
Jennifer Antonacci
Tracey Bowen
Christine Conerly
Lauren Cullinane
Brooke Drosdick
Lauren Grafer
Elizabeth Isola
Renee King
Frannie Letter!
Kryslyn Mason
Jennifer Mulkerin
Katie Palamara
Amanda Piper
Jamie Richetelli
Nicole Runtagh
Meredith Szypot
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Jackie Brown
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Dana Marie Di Maria
Coleen Gallagher
Liz Higgins
Kristina Kachuba
Lydia Kryzaniwsky
Heather Ludington
Kara McAndrews
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Robin Partenheimer
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Liza Riggione
Caria Savicki
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♦^♦Career WEEK ♦
Spring 1997
Monday, January Z7 - friday, January SI
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on your niture
office of
Career Planning
ij Placement
Corr Hal!
Villanova University
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SPRING CAREER WEEK SCHEDULE
MONDAY
1/27
n.T5DAY
1/28
^tTDNTSDAY
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THI.TISDAY
1/30
FRIDAY
1/31
Resummli
Con Hail Basement
10:00 AM -4:00 PM
Sponsorrd by CP&P
The PuWishing
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Corr Hall Lobby
12:45 PM
Sponsortd by CP&P
Career Fair
Visfxjvi RoofT), CC
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Sponsored by CP&P
Prtpartng f or the Ort-
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3:00 PM
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Technotogy Day
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10AM.lPMft3PM
SpomortdhyCP&P
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3:30 PM
Sponsortd byCP&P
Networkir>9-What'8 K All
About?
Corr Hal Lobby
3:30 PM
Sponsored by CP&P
So You Think You Want
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2:30 PM- 3:30 PM
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Corr Hal Lobby
6:00 PM
Sponsored by CP&P
Independent Schools
Education Services
Cofi Han Lobby
7:00 PM
Sponsored by CP&P
Commerce & Finance
Accounting/Finance
Forum
Cinema. CC
12:45 PM
Sponsored by
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Language Forum:
Career Opportunities
SAC 300
Noon • 5:00 PM
Sponsortd by Modem
LdnpiMges Dipt
Coiiegicte Sports
Marktiing-The
vmenove Approach
Cinema. CC
10:30 AM-Noon
^tonsored by the
Athittie Dtpmrtment
Career Opportunities
with Arab A Ulamic
Studies
SAC 104
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sponsored by Center for
Arab & Islamic Studies
Careers in Latin America
Bryn Mawr Rm, CC
3:00 PM -4:15PM
Sponsortd by Latin
American Studies Pi^tm
Careers for
Persons"
"People
Gersyhty tiaa, Znd Poor
2:XPM- 4.00 PM
Sponsored by Human
Or^anixation Science
Commerce A Finance
Management/Marketing
Forum
Cinema. CC
12.45 PM
Sponsored by College of
Commerce & finance
Human Services
Careers in the 90s
Dougherty. West Lnge
4.00 PM- 5:00 PM
Sponsored by Human
Services Program
Language Forum:
Career Opportunities
SAC 300
Noon - 5:00 PM
Sponsored by Modem
Lanptages Dept
The Advantages of
Majoring in English
Hav*rtord Rm, CC
3.30 PM • 5«> PM
Sponsored by English
Department
Careers for
Psychology Majors
ToJentme 231
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Sponsored by
Prychology Dept
Careers in the Fine
Arts
Ba.-0ev1i6
6.30 PM
Sponsored by:
An/Art Hsm: CPi'P
Careers in Student
Life
Corr Hall Lobby
6:30 PM
Sponsored by VT for
Student Life
Keynote Speech: A
personal (ourrwy of
socal responsibiity.iTy
David Edwar:j.
Chajnnan of > he Body
Shop USA
Coeme,CC
3:30 PM
Sponsored by: C&F;
Crrfor Peace &Justice;
LavSchool Pro Bono
Sociery; CP&P
The Value of
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HDse.Tionl Rm, CC
3 00 PM -4 00 PM
Sponsored by
Multicultural Affszrs
Entrepreneurship:
iTKorporating Social
Responsibility at
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Bart)€y117
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
sponsorrd by. Center
for Peace & justice,
Vdlanova Feminist
Coalition, Vdlanoua
En'jirxmmenul Grp
What Can a History
Degree Do for You?
uevon nm, OC/
3.30 PM - 4:30 PM
Sponsored by
Ffistory Dept
"Internationalizing"
Your Career
St Dawjs Rm. CC
700 PM
Sponsored h\ O^ue
of Iruemji '/ Stuaies
Careers in
Environment
the
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6:30 PM
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Opportunities in
Law k Public
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Bryn Mawr Rm, CC
3 00 PM -4 30 PM
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School
Is There Ufe After
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7 00 PM - 9 00 PM
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Detailed information on these and other Career Week events will he available in the Career Planning & Placement Office prior
to Career Week and/or by contacting the sponsoring department
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UConn women still untouchable in the Big East
By CHRIS KAZARIAN
bk; kast?
GF-()R(JL1()WN (11-4,4-4)
Ihe Hoyas fell lu Villanova, ()()-4y.
(icurgelown was led by sophomore
center Sylita Thomas' 15 points and
five blcKked shots. Sophomore guard
Kimberly Smith chipped in with 11
points and seven rebounds.
PROVIUENCH(9-7,4-4)
The Friars posted a decisive 66-62
win over Seton Hall on Thursday at
Alumni Hall. Kerri Chatten, who tal-
lied 15 points and 10 rebounds, pre-
served the win for the Friars when she
hit a free throw near the end of the
game.
Chatten had previously recovered
teammate Kerri Sullivan's block of
Pirate guard Christine Koren's three
point attempt that would have tied the
game.
RUTGERS (5-11, 3-5)
The Scarlet Knights overcame a
1 6-point deficit in the second half and
defeated Syracuse by a score of 64-
54. Rutgers went on a 14-0 run in the
second half while Syracuse was coin
milting eight turnovers during thai
same stretch I'heir first lead came
with ():5() remaining when sophomore
guard Tomora Young scx)red on a lay up
to give RU a 49-47 lead.
Rutgers was led by sophomore for-
ward Susan Blauser's game-high 20
points and team-high nine rebounds,
and Young's 11 points and eight re-
bounds.
MIAMI (7-9, 2-6)
The Hurricanes enjoyed a decisive
79-67 win over the Lady Pirates capi-
talizing on strong three point shoot-
ing, free throw shooting and Pirate
turnovers. Octavia Blue, the Hurri-
canes junior forward, scored her
1,000th point for Miami as she tallied
22 points for the day.
In addition to Blue's regular con-
tribution, Miami was helped out by
three other players in double figures:
Mechelle Murray, Desma Thomas and
Shannon Drury, who added 15, 12 and
1 1 points, respectively.
PITTSBURGH (7-12, 2-6)
The Lady Panthers lost to then-No.
21 Notre Dame 65-49. Pitt actually
jumped out to a 14-2 lead in the first
live rnuiulcs ot the game, but was lluii
outscored ^\ -0 in the next 13 inuuitcs
At halftimc the Irish led 39- IS, hut
were held to .324 (r2Mbr-37) shoot
ing by the stingy Pitt defense, and
were outscorcd 31 26 in the final 20
minutes
However, it was the dreaded free
throw that did Pitt in, as they hit a
"Pittiful" ll-of-22. The Panthers were
led by junior center l^tia Howard's
13 points and senior forward Melissa
Thompson's 11 points and six re
bounds
SYRACUSE (4- 12, 2-6)
Syracuse lost their game against
Rutgers, 64-54. The 'Cuse shot poorly
and was hurt by turnovers, commit-
ting 23 on the game. Kristyn Cook
netted a team-high IK points, moving
into 15th on the Orange's all-time
scoring list with 858 career points
Raquel Nurse also contributed 12
points and seven rebounds.
SETONFLALL(4-12, 1-7)
The Pirates lost 79-67 to Miami
despite posting a better shtM^ting per-
centage than the Hurricanes. The
Hall's Dana Wynne, fourth in the Big
East scoring and first in rebounding.
puslcil licr ninlli iiniil>l(.- doiihlc ol ttu-
season as she scored 25 points and
grabbed 16 rebounds. Wynne needs
only 39 more boards to surpass
Rebecca Lobo's mark of 714
Danielle (iolay added 14 points lor the
Pirates, and has now scored in double
figures m tour ot the last live games.
BK; LAST 6
CONNECTICUT ( 1 7-0, 8-0)
Ihe No. 1 Huskies extended their
unbeaten streak to 1 7 with a convinc-
ing 97-65 win over No. 5 CJeorgia on
Monday The Huskies have now won
30 amsecutive regular sea.son contests
and have a 2()-game win streak at
Gampel Pavilion.
Their last regular season and home
court loss was on Jan. 15, 1996 at the
hands of this same Georgia team,
when the Huskies lost 75-67 at
Gampel Pavilion. Sophomore Amy
Duran led her team, scoring a career-
high 22 points. Caria Berube added
14 points and Kara Wolters finished
with 19 p>oints and eight rebounds
NOTRE DAME (15-4, 7-0)
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WEST VIRGINIA (13-5, 6-2)
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BOS rON COLLEOE (10-6, 6-2)
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Fhe Eagles have won eight oi their
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By SI ZANNK KK( HARD and
TRACEY BOW EN
Staff Reporters
On Jan. 11. five members of the
Villanova men's track aiul field team
participated in the Father Diamond
Invitational at George Mason Univer-
sity m Faufax, Virginia. All five ot
these Villanova athletes qualified for
the IC4A Championships
Leading the Wildcats to the lop
were strong performances by Stephen
Howard and Kareem Archer. Senior
Stephen Howard won the 3(HK)m in a
time of 8:21.10.
"We are very happy with his per-
formance," said Head (\>ach John
Marshall. "He is showing leadership
on the team and on the track as well."
Archer, a junior, became a double
1C4A qualifier for his marks in the
4()()m and in the 55 high hurdles. He
won the 4()()m with a 48.36, In the
hurdles. Archer finished third in 7.41
With these results, M.irshall expects
him to be a top scorer in the upcom-
ing conference meet.
The \C4A Championship qualify-
ing marks dul not stop there. Wildcats
Maulan Hyron, Scott Tantino and
Jermaine Deans also had qualifying
performances. Freshman Maulan
liyron placed seventh in the l(MM)m in
105.47. I'he Wildcats stayed strong
w ith freshman Tantino finishing fifth
in the mile with a time of 4: 16.56. Ihe
final 1C4A Championship qualifier
was .sophomore Jermaine Deans, who
leaped 4^ feet, I and 12 inches in the
triple jump, finishing third.
"He jumped very well and he has
been consistent," said Marshall. "This
brings a versatility to this team that
we never had before."
The Cats 4 x 400m relay of David
Hisler, J.R Mcllwain, Byron and Ar-
cher teamed up to finish second. They
also ran an 1C4A qualifying time of
.^15.80. In all of the track events,
Villanova athletes had strong perfor-
mances. The members of the Villanova
men's track team certainly were very
successful at the Father Diamond In-
vitational.
"Everyone did rea.sonably well, but
we siill need some improvement," said
Marshall.
Most recently, the men's track team
participated in the 16th Annual
(ireatei Boston Track Club Invita-
tional at Harvard University Again,
the Wildcats had strong finishes that
led to 1('4A qualifying marks. Steven
Howard led the team with his 4:04.46
winning time in the mile.
"We haven't won the individual
mile in a very long time--the level of
competition is at a much higher level
than at the Diann)nd," said Marshall
Tantino and Brt)ck Butler were two
other individuals who walked away
with qualifying times in the 3(MK)m.
Tantino finished in .second with an
impres.sive time of 8:27.60 and But-
ler came in third with a time of
8:27.80.
Kareem Archer and J.R. Mcllwain
participated in the 4(K)m, taking third
and fifth places, respectively. Both
qualified for lC4As with times of
48.20 and 48.50, respectively.
The Wildcats will be dashing back
into action this weekend as Villanova
participates in the Terrier Classic in
Boston, Mass.
Men's swimming
By me(;an kinc;
Staff Reporter
Before their long-awaited training trip to Puerto Rico during the se-
mester break, the men's swim team competed in a dual meet with Harvard
and Virginia that took place at the University of Virginia. The men sank
to the bottom, posting 273 points and finishing third, while the home-
town team captured the win with 666 points. Harvard followed closely
behind with 645 points to take second place.
The Cats' top individual finisher was Tom Tracey, who placed first in
the KM) yard backstroke in 49.16, third in the 50 yard free in 21.52 and
fourth in the 2(XJ back in 1:49.74, just one one-hundredth of a second
out of third place. He also placed sixth in the 2(X) free with a time of
1:40.88.
Also placing for Villanova was Jared Lucan, who finished sixth in
both the 5(K) free and the 2(K) free in 4:41.76 and 1:42.55, respectively,
and 10th in the 100 free in 47.30. Other finishers include Matthew
Montrasio, who finished third in the 1000 free, 10th in the 2(K) fly and
1 1th in the 1650 yard free. Brian Finucane placed ninth in both the 50
and 1(K) yard freestyle events.
In the relay events, Villanova swam to fifth in the 2(K) free relay with
a time of 1:26.29, sixth in the 400 free in 3:17.20, eighth in the 2(K)
medley relay in 1:42.50 and sixth in the 400 medley.
Tonight catch both the men's and women's teams in action at the
duPont Pavilion. The Wildcats will challenge Pittsburgh and find out if
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THE VILLANOVAN
Page 29
The week in men's Big East hoops
By KEVIN McKEON
Staff Reporter
BIG EAST 7
MIAMI (11-5, 5-3)
The Hurricanes had a positive
week with impressive victories over
Providence and Georgetown. Tim
James led Miami with 17 points in a
71-69 win over the Providence Friars
on Jan. 15. On Saturday, the 'Canes
shut down Hoya star Victor Page and
pulled out a 68-65 overtime victory.
Kevin Norris led Miami with 14
points.
PROVIDENCE (12-5, 4-3)
Coach Pete Gillen's squad posted
a 1-1 record last week with a tough
loss to Miami and a solid victory over
West Virginia. On Jan. 15, the Friars
fell to a much improved Miami team
71-69 despite getting 27 points from
Jamel Thomas. Thomas led Provi-
dence again on Sunday with 13 points
as they disposed of West Virginia.
PITTSBURGH (9-8, 3-3)
The Panthers fell to .500 in the Big
East due to a 60-55 loss to the St.
John's Red Storm on Saturday.
Vonteego Cummings led Pitt with 20
points.
RUTGERS (7-6, 3-4)
Last week, the young Scarlet
Knight team stole a game from West
Virginia and fell to a much stronger
Villanova team. On Jan. 15, Rutgers
hit two three pointers in the last 15
seconds to come away with a 58-56
victory over West Virginia. Geoff Bil-
let had 16 and Rob Hodgson added
14 to lead the Scarlet Knights. Billet
struggled on the road Saturday as Vil-
lanova demolished Rutgers 79-56.
GEORGETOWN (10-6, 3-5)
The difficulties continued for the
Hoy as on Saturday as they fell to Mi-
ami 68-65 in overtime. Victor Page
matched his career high with 34 points
for Georgetown.
SYRACUSE (11-7, 2-5)
The Orangemen notched their first
two victories in Big East play last
week with wins over Seton Hall and
Villanova. On Jan. 15, MariusJanulis
led Syracuse with 17 points in a 83-
66 pounding of a weak Seton Hall
squad. Otis Hill and Jason Cipolla
added 16 f)oints each.
The success of the 'Cuse was short-
lived as they were blown out for the
second time this year by the Notre
Dame Fighting Irish, 73-58. Todd
Burgan returned for Syracuse on Mon-
day after an eight-game suspension,
and it paid off as the Orangemen
topped No. 12 Villanova 62-60.
SETON HALL (7-9, 2-5)
The tough season continued for the
Pirates last week as they suffered
losses to Syracuse and Florida State
Freshman Shaheen Holloway, averag
ing just under 20 points this sea.son,
put up 18 points in a 83-66 loss to
Syracuse on Jan. 15.
In the game, the Hall lost Level!
Sanders ( 1 7. 1 ppg) to an ankle sprain
Seton Hail stepped out of conference
on Saturday and fell 67-56 to the
Florida State Seminoles despite an-
other strong effort from Holloway.
BIG EAST 6
BOSTON COLLEGE ( 1 2-3. 6- 1 )
The Eagles played two non-confer-
ence games last week and found that
life is not so kind outside of the Big
East. They barely squeaked by a weak
Fairfield team and then suffered a loss
to the Minutemen of UMass. Danya
Abrams contributed 26 points as the
Eagles needed a last-second shot to
beat Fairfield 81-79 in overtime. On
Saturday, Massachusetts, a strong
team despite their poor record,
shocked Boston College 90-78.
CONNECTICUT ( 1 1-4, 4-2)
Last week, the Huskies played
without starters Kirk King and Ricky
Moore, but still gave the No. 1 Kan-
sas Jayhawks a tough fight, falling in
the last few minutes. Starting three
freshmen, Connecticut gave Kansas a
scare but eventually gave in, 73-65.
Sophomore Rashamel Jones led the
Huskies with 22 and freshman Rich-
ard Haniiiton aiiiied ? 1
VILLANOVA (11-4.5-^)
ST JOHN S (9-6, 4-3)
The Red Storm posted two more
victories last week with wins over
Niagara and Pittsburgh On Jan 14,
Felipe Ltipez and Zendon Hamilton
led St. John's to a 62-40 victory over
non-conference opponent Niagara.
Lopez continued his strong play on
Saturday as he posted 19 points and
the Red Storm topped Pittsburgh 60-
55.
WEST VIRGINIA (9-5, 3 4)
The Mountaineers lost two confer-
ence battles last week to Rutgers and
Providence. On Jan. 15, Rutgers
outlasted West Virginia in a 58-56 loss.
Seldon Jefferson and Jarrod West led
the Mountaineers with 14 points
apiece. Greg Jones led West Virginia
on Sunday, but it was not enough as
they lost 74-61 to Providence.
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The Fighting Irish played well last
week in a loss to Villanova and a vic-
tory over Syracuse. On Jan. 14, Notre
Dame hung tough up until the final
minutes as they fell 68-57 to No. 12
Villanova Pat Garrity led the Irish
with 17 points. Garrity posted 22
points on Saturday as Notre Dame
beat Syracuse for the second time this
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Cheerleaders
finish
fourth
By SKANC AMONI
Special lo Ihe \illaiunan
The Villiin(wa chcerleadiiig
squad took tourtli place iii the Uni-
versal Cheerleading Association's
National ("hanipionships on Jan 10
in Orlando, Florida The team, con-
sisting of seven women and nine
men, worked to their best-ever fin-
ish since first competing on the na-
tional level three years ago.
The competition was an oppor-
tunity for squads to showcase their
stunning gymnastics and crowd
skills in an all-out routine. Iwo-
thirds of the routine was set to mu-
sic, while the other third was a
cheer, similar to what the team does
at an actual game. Performance
from games was important as well,
because a video tape of actual
crowd response under game situa-
tions counted as 20 percent of a
team's score. The squads were also
judged on visual effect, difficulty,
cleanness of routine and overall
crowd appeal
Captained by seniors Phil
O'Neil and ("hristi Greco, the Wild-
cat team is young, consisling of live
freshmen, six sophomores, three
luniors and two seniors. Of these
si.xteen. onlv five had ever com-
peted on Ihe collegiate level at the
national championships. Last
vear's team pl.iced seventh at the
National Championships. The Vil-
lanova squad was a bit different
from most of Ihe other top learns at 1
the citmpclilioi]. because varsity
cheerleading at Villanova is a not a
scholarship sport The team com-
petes for Ihe love o( the sfM)rt and
the thrill of performing in front of
the crowds
Junior Mike Chaparral calls it.
The most awesome experience I
have ever had ""
For cheerleading competitions,
a video tape is first sent to the UCA
for qualification When this was
done in October. "Nova was ranked
No. 14 out of \5 teams. The lop
four teams from that round are given
automatic bids to the championship,
whereas the remaining eleven must
battle It out m the preliminaries for
the last seven spots Despite a few
small mi.stakes, Villanova advanced
to the final round. Their perfor-
mance in the final round was Haw
less, but not enough to claim the
title, as the Cats had to settle for
fourth The champion of the first
division was once again Morehead
St.ite, <i pereiini.il powerhouse that
has won llu' last seven champion-
ships
riu- (.luiT leaders, a fixture ,il
loolball ,111(1 basketball games,
spent Ilieir winter break practicing
lor this .iniuial event. In the end,
Ihe hard work paid off as the Wild-
cats knocked off two of the lop (our
teams in Ihe country, including
Delaware and (Jcorgc Mason, to
gain their fourth place berth Ihe
competition will be aired by F:,SPN
and F^SPN2 later in Ihe vcar
Catch 'Nova Women 's
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Wednesday at 7:30
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January 24, 1997
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January 24, 1997
KUCK_
11 By JONATHAN KLK K
R^^"*^ Semor Columnist
Ut)w many wake-up calls
Ntiocs Itus team need' It's
seems like it's been the same
story every week The Wild-
Eeats go up against a less tal-
ented team and have trouble
because our opponents are
Rable to play a more cohesive
game, make more big plays,
and take belter care ol the
basketball
After the most recent travesty
against Syracuse, Coach I.appas
diiin't have any answers. '"Defen-
sively, we hold them to (3«.3 per-
cent) and lose again. That's getting
to be old; that's for sure," he said,
ll IS clear that some adjustments
need to be made. It doesn't take an
analyst the caliber of Fire and Ice
or Joe Patterson to see the numer-
ous problems with the way that this
team has been playing.
Although it wasn't the problem
against '( "use's /one, lets start with
our motion offense. The key to an
inside game in the motion rests on
the picks set from block to block.
The problem with this is, the only
guy on the Cats' roster who appar-
ently even knows what a pick is
happens to be redshirting due to a
particularly prescient coaching de-
cision.
We're still focusing on setting
screens for trie Eberz and Kerry
Kittles out of the motion, instead
of working w ith what we have now
by setting picks for Jason Lawson
and Chuck Kornegav If picks
would consistently be made down
low, the motion nearly guarantees
a layup every time down the court
The next most glaring problem
on this team involves its substitu-
tion patterns. At times, it seems as
though Coach I^ippas )ust throws
new guys on the court hoping to
stumble upt)n a lineup that woVks.
What's worst about it is the appear-
ance that just when .someone is hit-
ting his stride, I^ippas pulls him as
a reward This occurred on Mon-
day night During our opening of-
fensive blitz, the two guys who
were really playing well. Tim Tho-
mas and Kornegay, both got pulled
early, obviously disturbing their
momentum
In I^ppas' defen.se, this did oc-
cur when Thomas picked up his sec-
ond foul, but was it worth protect-
ing him given that he was obviously
clicking on all cylinders?
This team also suffers from a cri-
sis of conflicting philosophies For
3X minutes of every game Villanova
effectively plays a flow game
through Its motion Ihe coaching
staff does not see fit to run specific
plays to fit specific situations on of-
fense So be It We have the indi-
vidual talent and court sense where
we can do that But if that is the
decision, then stick with il Don't
call a time out with 14 seconds to
go. II you're going to run a play
ground game, don't ruin the How
that is essential to its success
Obviously Lappas et al didn't
come up with a play thai would get
the job done during (hat last huddle
against Syracuse, so why break the
team's momentum and emotion to
draw up something that Alvin or
Tim could easily have come up with
on their own.
Plus, you don't give Boeheim a
I haiu ( to prep his team for the ob
vious 1 doubt any of the IS.IMKI
fans III the CoreStates Center
couldn't have guessed l^ippas was
(lesi^mngaplay tor I^iwsonon the
insul( (ir lim tm the outside
Ihe Haws on Ihis team tan be
remedied We have an abuiulaiue
of talent and a lack of locus It's
time for Coach I^appas to show that
his coa« hing talents are as good as
his reeniitmg ability
Kittles doing his thing in the NBA
Bv.lOF. PAI'IKHSinM 1^..,,.... ^, .1. .„ ^ ... ...
By JOK PAn KRSON
Senior RepurUt
Al the NBA Draft last year. Kerry
Kittles' name wasn't called until the
eight pick. Ihe All-American's slide
to No. X was somewhat expected, es-
pecially since his senior season was a
slight step down from his explosive
junior campaign. His slim physical
stature was a concern, as was his rather
reserved demeanor.
But just becau.se he didn't routinely
launcli overly-spectacular shots (a la
Allen Iverson). he did have the mak-
ings of a solid professional performer.
He had dead-eye accuracy, quickness,
good leaping ability, unusually long
arms and an obstinate work ethic.
Still, even some of the most vocal Vil-
lanova supporters were skeptical of his
.ibility to contribute immediately.
Of course, he was drafted by the
lowly New Jersey Nets. lacking a
competent shooting guard. Kittles was
thrown into the fire early.
He has responded well
On his average night, he' II score
16 points in .^S minutes of play, while
recording a few thefts. In fact, the
rookie, who is the all-time career
steals leader for "Nova, currently ranks
fifth in the NBA in steals. His 35 per-
cent shooting from three point range
is respectable, considering the stripe
is further out than in college, where
he made 39 percent
With a little over half the .season
still lo play, there are even rumblings
that the 6-foot-5. 180 pound guard
could be a key contender for Rookie
of the Year honors. Such an honor,
even if it is still just a dream, would
seem fitting for the man who set ca-
reer records for Villanova in points,
three pointers and steals.
Of course, the former Big East
Player of the Year has his weaknesses.
During his "homecoming" last Friday
against Ihe Sixers, he appeared out of
sorts He shot just 2-of-l4 from the
floor (O-for-3 from three point range)
and mis.sed two [xnenlially crucial foul
shots. He finished withjusi six points
in 46 minutes of play, but managed lo
pull down seven rebounds. He was
tentative at times and still had some
difficulties on defense.
Still, his adjustment to Ihe pro
ranks has been remarkable Kittles
credits this transition lo his decision
to stay for his senior season as a Wild-
cat.
"It was very big for me to stay in
sch(H)l, and now it's helping me at this
level."
He and his new coach, Jt)hn
Calipari, visited Villanova the Thurs-
day before the Sixers game.
"I had no doubt that Kerry would
do well," .said Villanova Head Coach
Steve Lappas "'He's always aware
that he has to keep striving for im-
provement."
The motion offense has long been
regarded as good tutelage for Ihe pro-
style of play In the end, though, it
lakes talent, hard work and knowl-
edge.
"Everyone is talented," said
Kittles. "It's [about] having lo battle
against guys who know the game bel-
ter, who are stronger physically, and
who come lo battle you."
In time, the 30-poinl games will
become more frequent. And in time,
he probably will become the Nets' go-
to guy. The 82-game season provides
ample opportunity for rookies to ad-
just, and with his work ethic and in-
telligence, he should be making even
more noise when the end of Ihe sea-
son rolls around.
It's a whole new ball game, but
Kittles is fitting in just fine.
,. ,., . FIU: PHOTO
It seems like just yesterday that Kerry was dunking for the Cats. Now he's
the property of the Exit 16-W Nets.
Sixers fans already ready for the lotto
By RYAN SCHALK
Staff Columnist
As he walked down the aisle no one
knew who he was. If someone wanted
lo know who he was all one had to do
was look at his face. The face said il
all II was flushed with anxiety and
urgency II was grim and hapless It
was Ihe face of Sixers' Coach Johnny
Davis.
He !(K)ked just like any other Main
Line mummy as he waited in the ex
pre.ss line al the IcKal Acme. Tired,
beat, and worn out. That's not what
NBA coaches are suppo.sed to Uxik
like, is if;*
rhe Sixers are currently 0-for-
l'W7, making losing a basketball Ira
dition at the new CoreStates Center
However, what is now a complete and
utter failure once was something ex
Iremely promising
Philly had started Ihe sea.son out
great, beating Ihe New York Knicks
twice in the span of two weeks The
No 1 pick in the draft last year, Allen
Iverson, was finally able lo showcase
his whole .array of t.dents that were
somewhat locked up under the John
I'hompson regime .it Georgetown
Derrick Coleman was rejuvenated anti
revitali/ed, happy to gel away from the
swamps of New Jersey And owner
P.it Croce actually started to show
some enthusiasm over his team
We all know what happened after
th.it
After the Sixers recent loss lo the
Pacers, which gave the Sixers a robust
■S 30 record. Davis muttered "I didn't
think it would be like this"
He didn't think DC. center Scoll
Williams and sixth man Mark Davis
would all be out with injuries He
didn't think Iverson would have a turn
over to assist ratio rather than an as
sist lo turnover ratio He probably
didn't think guard Jerry Stackhouse
would be building an estate at Ihe
CoreStates Center with al! Ihe bricks
he has been putting up. And he defi-
nitely didn't think lO-day contract
wonders such as Adrian Caldwell and
ex -Quad City Thunder forward Joe
Courtney would be his top reserves.
The Sixers now have fans asking
if there is any glimmer of hope with
this franchi.se The answer of aiurse
is a thunderous YES!
The answer lies in Winston-Salem
North Carolina where a 6- foot- 1 cen-
ter is currently dominating the colle-
giate ba.sketball scene. The aaswer is
Tim Duncan.
The Sixers are in dire need of
someone lo clog up the paint, and
NBA nomad Michael Cage does not
seem to be up to the task. Duncan,
one of the most poli.shed po.st players
ever on the collegiate level, has the
skills to be effective at the NBA level
right now. His presence could finally
put Ihe "D" back in defense for the
Sixers Ju.st imagine the Sixers' open-
ing day lineup next year: Iverson,
Stack, DC, Clarence Weatherspoon
and Duncan.
Surely that would change Ihe look
on Davis' face when he does his Sun-
day afternoon grocery shopping.
So my proposition to Coach Davis,
Pat Croce and general manager Brad
Greenberg is to give Caldwell and
Courtney contracts for the entire year
and let them play. Let them play a
lot! Let Iverson and Stack gain some
much needed experience. And some-
how if Coleman and Weatherspoon
slow their production down, the No.
1 pick and Duncan will be Philly 's.
New Spirit. New Attitude. Take
two.
The Villanovan 's
Super Bowl Predictions
Don Meier
Dave Stout
Joe Patterson
Jon Klick
Jon Nehlsen
Jamie Noonan
Ryan Schalk
•Fire"
"Ice"
Packers 31-15
Packers 27-13
Packers 34-14
Packers 3-0
Packers 30-27
Packers 42-1 7
Packers 43-1 3
Packers 21-17
Patriots 28-24
„ „ . SPOrr MAOAZINT-
Ben C oates hopes that The VUIanovan's sports staff is
dead wrong, as only one staffer pktod the Pats.
THE VILLANOVAN
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Cats trounce Rutgers with some help from Jersey
By JON NEHLSEN
Senior Reporter
The Wildcats managed lo find a
light in Ihe otherwise dark tunnel that
has been the January schedule. The
team registered a 79-56 triumph over
Rutgers on Saturday in front of a no-
ticeably unenthused duPonI Pavilion
crowd.
The team started off strong in the
first half behind ten points by sopho-
more guard John Celestand.
"I think that John Celestand's abil-
ity to push the ball really helped us,"
said Head Coach Steve lappas. "It
creates a whole new thing for us."
Celestand started the game in place
of Howard Brown, who has been de-
moted to bench play. Lappas made
the move in an effort to spark some
much-needed offensive production.
"Exactly what you saw tonight is
what we are looking for," said Lap-
pas of Celestand. "It helps alleviate
some of the pressure on Alvin [Will-
iams]. [Celestand] can really push the
ball up the floor and John is a capable
three point shooter."
Undoubtedly, the win was particu-
larly sweet for Celestand, who hails
from Piscataway, New Jersey, a
stone's throw from the Rutgers' cam-
pus. TTie guard was heavily recruited
by the school and admits that Rutgers
was one of his top three college
choices.
"I liked the campus." Celestand
said of his decision to attend Villanova
instead of Rutgers. "Rutgers was a
little bit too close to home."
Outside firepower was a key fac-
tor in the win. The team buried 42
percent of their three point attempts,
a vast improvement from their 3 1 per-
cent season average.
"We had control from the begin-
ning offensively," Lappas observed. "I
think we are getting more inside-oul
threes, something that has been our
staple for years."
The Wildcats were able to control
more than just tfie perimeter, however.
Led by nine rebounds apiece by Ja-
son Lawson and Chuck Kornegay, the
team held a 45-36 rebounding edge
over the clearly undersized Scarlet
Knights. Not to go unnoticed in the
paint was blossoming freshman Malik
Allen, who hauled in four boards and
collected eight points in just 16 min-
utes of action.
Still, the brunt of the balanced of-
fensive attack came from the starters.
Alvin Williams led all scorers with 17
points, while Celestand, Tim Thomas
and Lawson tallied 15, 13 and 11
points, respectively. The dispersed
scoring was a result of exceptional ball
movement, especially in Ihe first hall
"I thought the ball really hopped
lomghl. " Lappas said ' Ihat's what
we call it when it moves like that. I
think wfien it moves like that, guys
start to reali/e where they are going
lo gel their shots off "
For Rutgers, the miserable offen-
sive performance was led by Rob
Hodgson and Larl Johnson. Leading
scorer Geoff Billet (14 points per
game) managed a meager five points,
largely due lo the superb defense of
Celestand and Williams. Celestand,
in particular, swiped four steals in the
game.
"He's quicker with Ihe dribble than
I am getting the ball in transition," said
Williams on Ihe advantages that
Celestand gives Ihe squad. "Also pres-
suring the point guard in Ihe type of
style defense we have, John can also
do that."
Overall, the guard play was remi-
niscent of sea.sons past. The backcourt
opened up the entire floor for the
much-maligned motion offen.se to op-
erate.
"Both of our guards played very
well tonight," lappas said. "That's
why we practice. We practice every-
day to perfect the things we are trying
to do."
HHOTO BY AMY DRAKE
New Jersey native John Celestand ignited the offense and put the clamps
on his hometown Scarlet Knights.
IceCats again fall through thin ice as losses mount
Rv lAMIir MrkrkMAXI ir T-L- .• . . . . .
By JAMIE NOONAN
■Assistant Sports Editor
To say that the Villanova Ice
Hockey team has hit a stretch of rough
ice might be an understatement. The
team has lost its last five games since
its tie with lona and remains winless
in its last nine contests.
Before exams started and everyone
left for Christmas Break the IceCats
battled Army. Things did not go well
for Ihe team as they were out.scored
9-0. The team was unable lo generate
much offensive pressure and spent
most of the game playing defense.
Hoping for better things the
IceCats took on Ouinnipiac in an
ECAC South matchup. Once again
the game did not go well. Villanova
was out shot by 22, 42-20. This made
things especially tough on the IceCats'
two netminders, Mark Ginsburg and
Mark Meister. With the team unable
to score, Villanova went down to de-
feat again, 9-0.
Over the Christmas holiday the
hockey team traveled to Colorado for
a two-game series with its third mili-
tary academy team of the year. Air
Force. Things did not start out well
for 'Nova as an early tripping penally
49 seconds into the game allowed Air
Force a power play opportunity. Air
Force proceeded to lake advantage of
the extra man and scored two minutes
into the game. Air Force added an-
other goal in the first period to take a
2-0 first-period lead.
The .second period pa.s.scd with nei-
ther team scoring, but the game fell
apart for Villanova in Ihe third period
Air Force .scored the first of its five
third period goals 12 seconds into the
period. The IceCats would not be shut
out though. Kyle Capallo scored the
team's lone goal with Jon Jett getting
the assist. Air Force finally claimed
victory, 7-1.
The next day the team Uwked lo
rebound as it took on Air Force again.
This game did not prove to be any
easier as Air Force struck for three first
period goals and five in the second
Villanova managed only 11 shots to
Air Force's 71. For the two-game se-
ries the IceCats were outshot 1 26- 1 7
A lack of shots certainly hurt as the
team spent most of the game playing
defense. When the final buzzer
sounded Air Force had swept Ihe se-
ries with another 9-0 victory.
In the first game after the Christ-
mas break the IceCats looked lo get
back on Ihe winning track and avenge
an early season loss when they met
Ouinnipiac al home Once .igain
things did not turn out well for Ihe
team. The IceCats managed only one
goal, scored by Abran Smith, and
'Nova lost another tough game, 9-1
The loss put their season record at 4-
K- 1 and brought their ECAC record to
1-4-1.
Tomorrow the team will take on
lona as it looks lo make its way back
into the win column
The Villanovan 's
Athletes of the Week
Male
Stephen Howard
Track
Stephen won the mile at
the Greater Boston Track
Club Invitational with a
time of 4:04, qualifying for
the IC4A Championships
in the process.
Female
Jenn Beisel
Basketball
In two Villanova victo-
ries last week Jenn powered
the Cats with a combined
26 points and 21 rebounds,
not to mention valuable on-
court leadership.
Women unleash their fury in the middle distances
PHOTO COUHTF-SY OF N4FDIA RFl >noNS
All-American Carrie Tollcfson cruised to a victory in the mile run. She
clocked in eight seconds ahead of teammate Kristine Jost.
By DAVID STOUT
Assistant SfM>rt\ I liiior
Ihe women's track and field team
competed in the 16th Annual Greater
I3oston Track Club Invitational this
pa.sl weekend. The meet was held at
Harvard University and featured over
9(K) athletes Although team scores
were not kept, Villanova surely would
have been one of the top finishers with
several outstanding individual perfor
mances.
'Nova runners took first place in
two events, the HIMIm run and the One
Mile Invite Sophomore Kristine Jost
won the former with a time of 2T4,
while fellow sophomore Carrie
Tollefson won the latter in a lime of
4 43 Jost also finished second in the
One Mile Invite with a finish time of
4:51 lollefson and Jost, .ilong with
senior Kreslena Sullivan and sopho
more Jurga Marcinkevicuite will be
Ihe backbone of the team's middle dis
lance squad all season
" Hie strength of our program will
be the middle distances," said Head
Coach John Marshall "We have three
All Americans and a tremendous
amount of N( AA experience."
Two newcomers to the Wildcat
program also made their presence felt
in the X(K)ni Invite Ireshmen Carmen
Douma and Tamieka Grizzle each
turned in outstanding perform. inces
Douma. the 1996 Canadian Junior
National Champion in the SOOm, fin-
ished second, crossing the line in 2:0K.
less than two seconds behind the win
ner Fifth place was taken by (iri//le.
who was Ihe lop ranked HIMIm runner
in Ihe nation last year, with a time of
2 12
Junior Kia Davis, who will he
counted on lo score points in Ihe sprint
and hurdle events, had an oiitstaiuiing
day ITie school record holder in the
2(M)m indoors took second place in
that event with an impressive time of
24 S4 Winning the race was Jearl
Miles, a member of the gold medal
United States 4 x 4(M» relay team in
Atlanta. Davis also managed lo fin-
ish third in Ihe S^m high hurdles Tal-
ented freshman sprinter I rashia Rahr
look third place in the 400m
The Cats also fared well in tin-
triple jump Sophomore Katie
Blackett, the Wildcat record holder in
the indoor and outdoor triple jumps,
recorded a jump of 38 feel, 2 inches,
and junior Matthews recorded a iiimp
of 34 feet, 9 inches en route lo a sixth
place finish
Rounding out the competitors for
Nova was senior Melanie Sklepko
As one of the four seniors on the team,
Sklepko will he lookiil lo for leader-
ship
"Melanie is a miiili event athlete
that can be counted on to score in sev-
eral events," said Marshall "She
brings experience and leadership lo
Ihe team."
Sklepko finished in fifth place in
l>oth Ihe SSm high hurdles and the long
jump She ran a X 15 in Ihe hurdles
and lumped 17 feet. 1 1.5 inches
In spite of the team's youth, this
season hokis great promise for Nova
The C^als are looking lo make a strong
run al both Ihe Big last .ind NCAA
titles
"This year's team is vonimhui inn
damentally sound and cxperieneed."
added Marshall. That should take us
to the next level "
'Nova will return to action this
weekend when they again travel to
Bo.slon lo compete in the Icrricr Clas-
sic.
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THE VILLANOVAN
January 24, 1997
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Cats in freefall as they lose to ' Cuse
By JOK PAITP:RS()N
Senior Keporit-r
Syracuse, ranked dead last in the
Big Hast with one conference win.
embarrassed the Cats (14-4, 5-3 Big
East), who have now lost three of their
last five conference matchups.
"We have to find the answer," said
Head Coach Steve Lappas "We keep
looking for it, hut right now, we don'l
have it."
It all came down to one final pos-
session. After trailing by as many as
eight, the Cats worked their wav back
to a (^l-M) deficit. Ihev had an im-
pressive defensive stand, grabbed the
rebound and quickly pushed the ball
up court. Instead of going for the
quick score, though, they called a
timeout, allowing Syracuse to set up
its stringent zone defense. "Nova fin-
ished the game with two olf-balance
three point attempts that sailed wide
"Against a /one at the end of the
game, you can't dictate where you're
going to go," said Syracuse Head
Coach Jim Boeheim. "We're going
to dictate where you're going to go.
It's pretty tough to get it inside against
us in 13 seconds. You need a little
more time than that '
The 62-61) final seemed rather un-
likely after the quick start by the Cats,
in fact, Syracuse staked 'Nova to a 12-
lead at the outset as the Orangemen
failed to score for nearly six minutes.
Tim Thomas, who finished with a
game-high 2?> points, helped spark the
run with a one-handed flying dunk on
a fastbreak. Chuck Kornegay also
helped fuel the fire, grabbing rebound
after rebound.
I'he tables began to turn, though,
with 3:40 left in the first half. Lappas
lifted Thomas, who had just slipped
past two defenders for his 15th point,
after he committed his second per-
sonal foul. At that point, 'Nova still
led 29-21. Syracuse stormed back to
within two points just before Howard
Brown dropped in a floater to give
'Nova its four-point halftime lead.
The momentum seemed to have
shifted to Syracuse. Three minutes
into the second half, Syracuse hati
gained the lead as sixth man Marius
•lanulis. who finished .'S-of-6 from be-
hind the arc, nailed his third three
pointer A scourge of turnovers even-
tually pushed the 'Cu.se lead to seven
On the day, Nova finished with 17
turnovers as the Orange held a 23-10
advantage in points off turnovers
"We've turned the ball over all
year, which is something we're search-
ing lor an answer for, ' said l^ippas.
"It's not acceptable to turn the ball
over like that"
With just under seven minutes to
play, Alvin Williams completed a
three-point play after being hacked on
a driving layup. The play brought the
Cats within four points, but from then
on, the Cats missed everv single shot
from the tloor.
"We're just not shooting the ball
well. " saui Williams.
Indeed, the ice-cold shooting in the
second half (cS-for-2.'>) was amplified
by the Cats' inability to hit from down-
town. Syracuse, sensing Nova's in-
ability to convert from long range,
collapsed inward, daring the Cats to
shoot from outside. The strategy paid
off as Tliomas was the only Cat to have
success from beyond the three point
stripe. Other than him, though, 'Nova
was only 2-for-16 on three pointers.
Without the outside threat, the
motion offense came to a halt. Vill-
anova has not seen zone defense very
often this year, but without zone-
breakers Eric Hberz and Kerry Kittles,
they probably will see zone more of-
ten during the remainder of the sea-
son.
Jason l^wson, who had scored 15
and 20 points in his previous two
games against Syracuse, only took
four shots for the game.
"We were trying to throw the ball
inside a lot, especially in the second
half," said Lappas.
Perpetuating the problem was the
absence of Kornegay for much of the
second half. After grabbing eight re-
bounds in the first half, he spent all
but four minutes on the bench in the
second. The 'Nova subs, who played
a total of 42 minutes, grabbed only
four boards.
it has become rather obvious that
the Cats' primary weapon is Thomas
(Williams finished with 12 points).
Against 'Cuse, Thomas led the team
in scoring for the tenth time this sea-
son. Much like the game against Mi-
ami, though, the opposing defer>se
limited his impact in the second-half
as it became comfortable focusing
their attention on him.
Ihe latest AP Poll had come out
just prior to the game, showing the
Cats moving up four spots to No. 12.
Obviously, tomorrow's game against
No. 22 Boston College will determine
whether or not they drop back down.
PHOTO BY AMY DRAKF
Despite the high-flying antics of freshman phenom Tim Thomas, the Cats continue to struggle.
Beisel, Sliwa lead LadyCats past Georgetown
PUf)TO(<)l)im,SYOr MIDIARI I ATIONS
.Irnn Rrisel has picked up her play
retenlly, and so have the Cats.
By DON MKIKR
Sfxirl', hililiir
The youthful women's basketball
team took a big step forward on Sun-
day with a key Big Ea.st conference
victory over (icorgetown. 60-4<) Ihe
charge was led by Jenn Beisel, who
turned in an outstanding all-around
performance, and Jenn Sliwa, who
fought through a knee injury to drop
in 16 points and tear down a career-
high I s rebounds. The win raised the
team's record to 'J-6 (4-3 Big l^ast) as
It heads into the heart of its league
schedule Ihe loss dropped
Cieorgetown's record to 1 1 4 (4 4 Big
Hast)
"1 thought that we played one of
the better games that we've played all
year, " said Head Coach Harry Perretta
"I felt that wc had been playing well
before Christmas, and that after
Christmas we had not been playing as
well. I thought that [against
Cieorgelownj wc went back to (what
we had been doing) ir> the I^iSalle
game and in the Fairfield game, where
I thought everything was clicking at
one time "
Vill.inova managed to open up a
game that had been knotted at 24 at
halftime due in large part to the play
of Bei.sel. The 5-f(Hit-9 junior forward
was all (wer the court, filling up the
Stat sheet with 12 points, eight re-
bounds (half of which came from the
offensive gla.ss), six assists, five steals
and only one turnover in 34 minutes
played. More importantly, she made
plays that lose their significance in a
I-M1X score .She threw a great entry pass
to Sliwa She maintained pos.se.ssion
by saving a ball off of an opponent's
body .She scrapped for loose balls
She played her cu.stomary stifling de
fense. The list goes on and on.
Bei.sel's performance marked the
continuation of an upward trend in her
play as of late
"Jenn is playing the way that we
thought she was capable of playing,"
Perretta commented "Her pcrfor
mance was very good; offensively,
defensively, she had a.ssi.sts, she re
bounded the ball. That's what wc need
for her to do .She did a lot of intan-
gible tvpe things that help you win
games."
Perretta was also very happy with
Sliwa's inspiring plav. as she did not
even start Ihe contest because of a per
sistent knee injury. She still managed
her outstanding double-double, and hit
a big three pointer and key free throws
down the .stretch that helped to put the
game on ice.
"I thought that taking [Sliwa's in-
jury situation) into consideration she
played unbelievable," said Perretta.
"To get 15 rebounds was unbeliev-
able."
Perretta feels that Sliwa may have
benefited from a reduced load in prac-
tice and in games.
"Maybe she felt fresher and her
knee felt a little bit better becau.se we
weren't working her as hard," Perretta
wondered. "Sometimes less work is
better than more work in that situa-
tion where you have an injury."
Freshman phenom Jenea Skeeters,
who has already been named the Big
East's Rookie of the Week twice,
joined Bei.sel and Sliwa in double fig-
ures with 10 points on 5-of-l() shoot-
ing. The 5-foot- 11 Skeeters also
chipped in with 7 boards
"Jenea's been up and down."
Perretta noted. "Yesterday was one of
the games where she didn't look like
a freshman out there. She played like
she was a lunior or a senior, and she's
capable of that. She just has to under-
stand that and keep trying to look to
do those things — score, rebound, she
handles the point for us in certain situ-
ations. She's got the ability; she just
has to learn how to be consistent."
Point guard Shanette Lee became
the fourth Wildcat in double figures
on the day as she scored 12 points
while collecting three .steals. Jenny
Higgins contributed to the balanced
scoring attack with seven points, and
Pri.scilla Rosenthal added three points
to go along with her three rejections.
The team as a whole played excel-
lent defense, holding the Hoyas to 31
percent shooting from the field.
Perretta also noted that the Cats held
Georgetown to 49 points, well below
their season average of 72.
"1 thought that we played as well
as we could have played given that
situation," Perretta said. "Georgetown
is a very talented team."
Now the Cats can look forward to
playing two conference games on their
home floor this week. They will face
Boston Q}llege tomorrow at 2:00 be-
fore dueling Pittsburgh on Wednesday
at 7 M)
VILLANOVAN
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Gynecological services
offered at Health Center
ByDANINEAIATI
Stuff Reporter
After much urging from the Stu-
dent Government A.s.s(KMation (SGA),
gynecological services are now of-
fered on campus at the Middleton
Health Center.
The University has employed cer-
tified nurse practitioner Karen
McGinn to provide gynecological ser-
vices for University students since,
Jan. 29.
In collaboration with Dr. Richard
Neville, vice president of Student Life,
and with student input represented by
the SGA, the Health Center hired a
nurse practitioner from "our own
backyard," as Neville put it.
McGinn acts as director of the
University's Nurse Practitioner Train-
ing Program, teaching registered
nurses on the graduate school level.
Nurse practitioners receive a degree
in nursing with extra training in a par-
ticular area; McGinn's specialty is gy-
necology.
As a nurse practitioner , McGinn
performs the same basic gynecologi-
cal services such as examinations, test-
ing and counseling, as a physician
with the same professional confiden-
tiality.
Though not at liberty to write pre-
.scriplions on her own, by working in
conjunction with Dr. Dennis Boyle,
the current physician on call at the
Health Center, McGinn can adminis-
ter necessary medication.
However, because of the policies
of a Catholic university, she cannot
discuss or distribute birth control op-
tions. If after an initial exam, McGinn
finds a student's medical problem
more complex, she can refer her to an
outside resource.
The idea of an on-campus gyne-
cologist was proposed by Ann
Gavaghan in her SGA presidential
platform last spring. Although she did
not win her campaign, by utilizing the
SGA as a forum for her own ideas,
she was able to make a change.
She was "thrilled" that the Uni-
versity "finally hired someone, espe-
cially a female" to provide these ser-
vices. "Not that men cannot be gyne-
cologists," stated Gavaghan, but she
teels that more women might be
"more comfortable with a female."
So far the University has received
only positive feedback about this
newly implemented change. Neville
is "very happy" with the decision to
employ McGinn, and he hopes that
these services will generate interest.
Neville calls nurse practitioners the
"wave of the future"since these
"highly trained" individuals provide
quicker services than if a student had
to wait to .see a physician for general
testing or exams.
Everyone seems to benefit from
this new situation, he explains, be-
cause the University sought someone
to perform gynecological services for
a couple of years, and McGinn wanted
to work in a clinical setting in addi-
tion to her teaching job.
As with all other evaluations at the
Health Center, gynecological exami-
nations cost nothing, but the student
must pay for additional testing or
medication if necessary. Students can
see McGinn on Wednesdays from 5
to 7 p.m., and hours will increase de-
pending on the need for .services.
Survey prompts
Academic Infesri
grity Day
By ANGELINA VOLPE
Staff Writer
The first ever Academic Integrity
Day has been organized in response
to a survey showing that 49 percent
of the surveyed Villanova students
believe that plagiarism occnirs fre-
quently on campus as oppo.sed to only
28 percent for other schools without
an honor code and 12 percent for
schools with an honor code, accord-
ing to Dan McKave, conductor of the
survey
The recent survey of 31 colleges
concerning academic integrity was
done by McKave. The University par-
ticipated in the 1995 survey, as well
as a prior survey in 1990.
The University responses were
pooled with those from other colleges
and tabulated into two columns
Schools with an honor code and
schools without an honor code. The
University was among the 17 schools
without an honor code and had an ap-
proximate response rate of 25 percent.
Only 400 students were polled
from each sch(K)l, 2(X) seniors and 100
from the junior and sophomore
classes. Freshmen were not included
in the poll, as the survey was done in
the fall after only a few weeks of
.scho<il.
The respondents remained com-
pletely anonymous, so as to increase
the chance of receiving honest, un
guarded responses
This survey was brought li» the
University by Dr. John D Friede.
member of the Academic Integrity
Board for the College of Arts and Sci
ences. and student member Maureen
F'inan
"Ilie fact that the data suggests that
there may be more of a problem [here j
than anyone has thought there might
be, that we need to do some follow
up to try and determine if these re
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PHOTO COURTESY OF PUBLIC RKl^nONS
Brett Burton, a WXVU DJ., can now be heard across campus and in the
surrounding community.
Transmitter
boosts WXVU
By MELISSA SODOLSKJ
Editor in Chief
With the help of a new 100-watt
transmitter. WXVU broadcasted
clearly on campus and within a six
to seven mile radius on Dec. 28 for
the first time in the station 's FM his-
tory.
The new transmitter is a result of
two years of work on behalf of
WXVU's executive board. The sta-
tion proposed the idea and broke
grounds for the transmitter under the
leadership of Dr lid Lordan.
WXVU's former advisor Marv l>ou
Smith of Facilities Management and
Frank Hogan. a professional engi-
neer, managed the technical aspects
of the project, which ranged from
renting the crane, conducting stress
tests and electrical wiring.
ITie transmitter, which broadcasts
from the top of a pole near the foot-
hall stadium, improves the stations
previous method, in which WXVU
was transmitted from Cabrini
College s campus in Wayne Al-
though the college is not far from the
University, Cabrini 's transmitter was
not powerful enough to reach all of
the University's residence halls Ihe
weak signal created many problems
tor WXVU.
According to a poll conducted in
IW.S. one of WXVU's greatest oh
stack's was a lack of listeners, which
was directly related to the weak sig-
nal
"It wer- not going to have a sta-
tion that's going to he heard, then
why have a station. " said K.incly
farmer, director of Student Devel-
opment
" It has always been discouraging
that my friends couldn't hear Ihe sta
tion," said Ann (iavagh.in,
W.XVU's general manager
Student development funded the
$25,(KK) project "We made a great
investment we needed to take
the initiative," said Farmer Acctird-
in^ to Farmer, Student Develop-
menf could funcfttf^ W.YVI / pm/ecf
because other campus organization
managed their money so well
"Randy [Farmer] helped us out
amazingly," said (iav.igh.tn
(iavaghan. who lead the executive
board's proposal for the transmit-
ter, had the privilege ol Hipping the-
switch on Tuesday morning.
"We'd like to see this as a jump
ing off point." said (iavaghan.
whose next challenge is to get
WXVU played in the Connellv
Center and the dining halls "We're
the student radio station Why can!
we be heard in the student union'.' "
"That has been <in ongoing
struggle for years," said Steve
Margheim. W.XVU's hip hop and
business director Margheim he
heves that the lack ot support from
the Connelly ( enter and Ihe dining
halls evolved because the station
only broadcasts on Tuesdays.
Ihursdays. Saturdays and h.iir of
.Sund.iys
Margheim noted the imnuiiMti
increase of listener support thai oe
curred this week "We're already
seeing a lot of benefits from having
it [the transmitter) I hope we're
going to see more sliidrnl in\ oK c
ment."
(iavaghan and Shawn Haxtei.
W.XVU's current advisor, are look
ing more critically at lormat struc
lure, community needs and llu
makeup of station nieinhers, ac-
cording to lariiier
sponscs are an accurate description of
the campus on a whole or whether they
are a little bit skewed." as Friede said,
is the reason for bringing this survey
to the community.
They feel that this survey will serve
to raise awareness of the need for aca
demic integrity and to decrease the
need for punitive measures.
One anonymous student surveyed
said, "Cheating sucks - the society
needs to revamp its values because it
is full of mindless slackers. I hope
this study gets the ball rolling"
The survey addresses issues such
as cheating on tests, plagiarism, and
turning in students who cheat
Both code and no code sch(Mils re-
ported that cheating occurred while
tests were being taken. 1 2 percent and
20 percent respectively, however, the
University reported .^"7 percent
In all three categories. The Univer-
sity, code, and no code, a minimum
of 90 percent of students who had
witnessed cheating did not report it
Perhaps this is because, in the
University's case, there is no set.
anonymous, precedent for reporting
cases of academic dishonesty
As one concerned student noted in
Ihe survey. "1 wish th;^ there was a
wav to report fellow students anony-
mously"
Apparently, acc(»rding to the data.
the University is slightly above the
norm of both code and no code
sch(Hils
As yet another surveyed sludent
said. "It's a big problem here It seems
to have become an accepted way to
get by"
(liven the small sample size, how-
ever. It IS difficult to draw any com
pletely accurate or applicable conclu
sions A quiz show will be held leh
12 in con|iinction with Academic In
tegrity Day on Feb \} to atldress the
issue
"We understand that there wasn't
a large survev size, that is one of the
reasons whv we are going to he doing
these quizzes in Connelly, to get a
broader sense of this issue." said
Finan
This is an issue which will conlmiie
to be broached over the next tew
weeks, by professors in class, by slii-
deiils in dorms, and by the entire com-
munity on Integrity Day. thanks to the
findings of this survey.
"We )ust don't know, hut we felt
lh.it It was important enough to look
into the issue. This is a small sample
(^f the population, hut il eeitaiiily in-
dicates that il warrants ,i tiiillier look."
said Friede
Page 2
This WEEK
Editorials 4
FYI 10
Features 1 1
Entertainment ... 14
Classifieds 21
Sports 26
Editorials
Marc Angelat'cio sug-
gests an arboretum in
On the Marc' Don't we
have one of those already?
Also, Ann (lavaghan talks
carpentry and (iod won
the Super Bowl.
Features
Greek briefs are
rather large this week,
communications reveals
its new curriculum and
Villanovans for Life tell
about being on a hill in
Washington.
ElVTBRTAINMENT
Read the long-awaited
installment of X-Wing,
and in case you did not
know, Borders is a great
place to buy books!
Sports
None of us read the
sports section, so we
have no idea what to
write here. Don Meir is
getting a haircut. It's
almost 2 a.m. and we
thought we would be
home bv now.
THE VILLANOVAN
January 31, 1997
CEO of Body Shop speaks on social
responsibility
lU KKIJ.V BI.KVINS
\'.sislartl j\cHS h.dittit
roncluding (ho Spring Career
lair, I ).iVKi F-;(Jwarti, chaimiaii ol Ihe
iiody Shop USA, gave a keynote
address entitled "My Personal Joui^
ney ot Social Responsibility" Jan
29, in the Connelly Center Cinema
lidward's speech highlighted the
historv ol the organi/ation .iiul the
lessons to be learned troni both its
business techniques and activism,
lie cited the company's founder,
Anita Roddick, as an entiepreneur
who was able to "see what others
can't and share ih.tt vision with the
rest ol the worki " She started small,
with only l.S protiucts because she
recogni/ed that she nuisl "get small-
ne.ss absolutely brilliant before ex-
pansion."
The Body Shop, which began
with a single store in Brighton, Hri-
gland 21 years ago, now has over
I ,.S()() branches in 46 countries. The
company is known internationally for
both its skin, hair and body products
and its commitment to environmen-
tal and human rights cau.ses. Edward
joined the company in 1988 after
serving in diverse fields such as
stockbroking and design and travel-
ing throughout Australia, South
America, and England.
According to Edward, Roddick
was a product of the liberal 196()'s
and was not content to be a typical
member of the cut-throat business
world; thus, she committed The
Body Shop to pursue her ideals. The
company has a ban against animal
testing, is committed fair trade prac-
tices, and is very involved in com-
munity service. All employees have
two weeks off every year for service,
and the organization works closely
with the homeless in Britain and with
Habitat for Humanity in North Caro-
lina. Posters in the stores condemn
violence against women and supp<irt
Amnesty International.
"The purpose of business is to
produce products so good that people
wdl [)ay <i lair price so that you can
make an honest living so that you can
pursue the social causes you wouldnt
be able to do otherwise," said Ixlward
Idward also gave advice to lis-
teners on how to incorporate social
responsibility into their own careers.
"You must challenge the common be-
liefs o( what a career should be. Ask
what you want it to be and what re-
<illy touches your heart "
"Craft your own career based on
your values and what your believe
Seize common occasions and make
them great," said Edward. "Business
is not about making money, but about
.idhering to principles and making
contributions to the world. Be a spe-
cial agent of change and not a minion
of tradition."
In his speech Edward included one
short video on Roddick and another
on the mission of The Body Shop.
Following his address was a question
and answer session in which he dis-
cussed issues of spreading the
company's philosophies to other busi-
nesses, making suppliers comply with
their standards, and the apathy of the
college generation.
Adrienne Veglia, a junior who at-
tended the keynote address, remarked,
"Edward was so motivational. He
made me look differently at business
and ways to get involved without con-
forming to the traditional suit and tie
stereotype. I learned to look at social
problems and issues more than at mak-
ing money."
In the past, the Office of Career
Planning and Placement sponsored a
Careers for a Brighter Future Fair,
which focused on socially responsible
careers. However, because of declin-
ing participation over the past several
years, this theme was incorporated
into the annual Career Week in order
to increase student involvement, ac-
cording to Brenda Stover, a career
counselor.
"One of the ways we wanted to
include the issues of social advocacy
was to have a keynote speaker who year, they contacted us and asked how
could address this issue. We had con- they could be involved, and we
tacted The Body Shop to participate jumped at the chance to have Ivdwaid
in past Careers for a Brighter Future, come on campus," said Stover
but thev were never available. This
Acclaimed scientist
receives award
By C HIIC K WATSON
Stufj Ht/iorlfi
On Saturday, Jan. 25, Dr. Pe-
ter li. Raven, a member of Presi-
dent Bill Clinton's Council of
Advisors on Science and Technol-
ogy and the 1997 recipient of the
University's Mendel Medal, ad-
dressed the community on the
preservation of biological diversity
and the need to increase con-
sciousness and activity toward the
subject.
Raven, a prominent researcher
of planet evolution and a spokes-
man for the conservation of bio-
logical diversity and the world's
ecosystems, is also the Home Sec-
retary of the National Academy of
Sciences, according to a publica-
tion released by SIGMA XI, the
University's chapter of the Scien-
tific Research Society.
The audience was primarily
composed of members of the sci-
ence community who are con-
cerned with ecology and conser-
vation. Raven lectured on the
growing problem of destruction of
biological diversity, which is the
total number of species, genetic
variety, and different ecosystems
in the world.
This destruction is a result of
the over consumption of resources,
especially in the United States,
"the world's largest consumer of
resources," according to Raven,
and the increasing overpopulation
in poorer countries, such as
Madaga.scar, Indonesia, and rural
Brazil, which need to produce
more and more of the resources
they need to live
Raven suggests both genetic
engineering, which produces an
organism very similar to a natu-
rally occurring one, and an in-
crease in environmental con-
sciousness and activity by suffi-
ciently notifying politicians of the
problem, as aids to conservation.
Robert Curry, an assistant bi-
ology professor at the University,
said, "Dr. Raven has a lot of ex-
perience in the third world.
Here's a guy with such impec-
cable credentials that no one can
accuse him of being misin-
formed."
The Mendel Medal is awarded
by the University for distin-
guished service in advancing the
cause of science. A committee
nominates candidates for the
medal, and the University's Board
of Trustees ultimately decides on
the recipient, according to Curry.
SIGMA XI, the Delaware
Chapter of the Society for Con-
servation Biology and the Eco-
logical Society of Villanova spon-
sored the lecture.
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Campus Activities Team
Campus A ctivities Team
Campus Activities Team
Danny Glover
Felix Justice
"An evening with Langston and Martin"
Together they bring to life the words and wisdom of
Martin Luther King Jr. and Langston Hughes
Thursday, February 27
8 p.m. in the Villanova Room
$3 students/$5 public
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THE VILLANOVAN
January 31, 1997
VlLLANOVAN#
201 Dougherty Hull. Vilhttunci ('niv(rMi\ Villaiuna, Pa 19085
Cam Bi-ckt-rich and Melissa Sodulski
Editors in Chief
Claire Kehwinkel
Associate Editor
(>ina Kullo
Managing Kditor
Jim Dunio
Executive Editor
We have issues.
WXVU's efforts
deserve thanks
and recognition
For as long as most students can remember, if one
tuned the radio dial to 89.1 FM, the only thing that
could be heard was static. This changed this past
Tuesday morning when WXVU began broadcasting
for the Spring semester. What led up to this momen-
tous day was several year's of planning and a new
$25,000 transmitter.
Through hard work on behalf of the radio station
staff, as well as cooperation from the Student Devel-
opment Office, this project became a reality. Now
the station can be heard throughout campus and for
over a seven mile radius.
In conjunction with the equipment upgrade, a new
program format was developed to encourage a
broader listening audience. After a long period of stu-
dent outcry, the type of music and variety of shows
have become more diverse.
WXVU's efforts are admirable and should be com-
mended. The University now has to take initiative to
support the station. This can be accomplished by al-
lowing the station to be broadcast throughout Con-
nelly Center and all dining halls. In addition, the Uni-
versity should welcome and encourage live broad-
casts on-location throughout campus.
Student support must also increase. In the past,
most students were not even aware that the radio sta-
tion existed. Therefore, the fact that students can ac-
tually hear the station now makes the excuse no longer
justifiable.
For those students who have never tuned into the
radio station, take this opportunity to do so. And for
those who have tuned in, but were disappointed by
the reception or programming, give it another chance.
WXVU 89. 1 I'M, broadcasts on Tuesdays, Tliursdays,
Saturdays, and Sundays. The rest of the week Cabrini
College broadcasts, but with enough support maybe
that will change too.
OLLE-G^ Cake^k lJe:s-K
Oct l^oLt> Oei VoyAii^
f-ijiruiie- h/o iv . . •
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"On campus"
ignorance is not
excusable
To the Editor:
I am writing in response to last
week's "iridescently insightful inter-
rogative" which posed the question,
"Are you aware of any observance cif
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday
by Villanova University." The ques-
tion is not as much the problem as the
answers. M4tt Rumain wrote, "The
lack of communication on the part of
the University is to the extent that 1
would have been rather ashamed had
I brought a guest here today."
The two lectures I attended were
overflowing with Villanova students
and staff. Perhaps they did not find it
so difficult to read the signs or pick
up an itinerary at the candy counter
as he might have. One of those pleas-
ant bulletin broadcast me.ssages could
have been sent, but there was no lack
of participation at the lectures I saw
Sarah West said."Umm no, but my
bank was closed today" when the
question was posed to her. To that 1
have no response but pity that you are
that unaware of what your school has
to offer 1 hope you made it to the bank
on Tuesday.
This school gave us a wc^nderful
opportunity to participate in celebrat-
ing the birthday of this great man, not
sleep in like so many apathetic stu-
dents would like to do The rcmem
brance was commemorated by eel
cbration and learning, I hardly think
I)r King would mind, m fact he prob-
ably would have thought it better than
sitting around
Douglas Copeland
Class ofl 998
VU fails to meet
housing needs
To the Kditor:
Ihc folldwiiig is an open letter to
.1 high school senior Do not come to
\ illanova, we have no room for you.
I(, in vour search for a college, you
seek four years of on campus hoiis
ing tiy B (' , we hear they |ust built
some new residence halls. If you want
to have one roommate your freshman
year- Holy Cross is vour best bet 11
you want two roommates, a make-
shift loft, and windows that don"t
open-then, perhaps, our Villanova is
the place for you
It is a little known fact that if ev
cry student exercised his or her right
to three years of housing, the Univer-
sity would be forced to break its word
and send countless students off -cam-
pus. In fact, the University depends on
students choosing to live off -campus
as a means to honor their commitment
to those seeking a third year of hous-
ing.
Do not commit $100,000 to an in-
stitution which has a dearth of hous-
ing on campus and has made no com-
mitment to build more. Do not accept
a University which preaches the value
of community, then tosses its senior
class to the wolves of our local town-
ships and their ridiculous and uncon-
tested policies. Do not come to a Uni-
versity which is now considering
housing some of its students at another
college. Do not agree to attend an in-
stitution which has some dorms that
have not seen significant renovations
since the 1950s, when Villanova
housed only male students. Do not
settle for a University which has
triples intended to be doubles, and
doubles suited to be singles, a Uni-
versity with inadequate lounge space,
a University with inadequate washing
facilities within these halls, a Univer-
sity with inadequate housing.
A valuable education ought to tran-
scend the classroom and extend into
all facets of campus life, especially
student interaction in the dormitories
Furthermore, to attract potential stu-
dents like yourself, you should
strongly consider the quality of the liv-
ing conditions at places such as
Villanova. By providing substandard
living conditions, our Villanova is tre-
mendously hurting itself and the stu-
dents who reside there within. As a
prospective student considering
Villanova. be aware: more apartments
should not be a priority, but an imme-
diate nesessity
Pete Acton and Sheldon
Pollock
Student (Government Associa-
tion
UNIT responds
to plagiarism
allegations
To the Kditor:
As editor of UNIT s newsletter,
Rvtclmf. I was disturbed bv a recent
letter sent to Ihc ViUanovan regard
ing "plagiarism " rhe author, Dr
(urrv. referred to an article entitled
"Remote Access ti) (^anipus Facili-
ties" which was printed both in
Hvlrlinc and The ViUanovan under two
different authors.
The article, written by Tim Ay, was
submitted for publication in Byteline
on a disk along with another article
written by Karin Steinbrenner. Since
neither article had an author's name
associated with it, I mistakenly as-
signed Karin's name to both. Mistake,
yes! Plagiarism, no!
Karin Steinbrenner has enough
ideas, resources, communication and
written skills of her own and there-
fore has no need to "plagiarize" any-
one else's material. I'm curious as to
why Dr. Curry would write a letter to
The ViUanovan suggesting plagiarism
rather than contacting the Byteline
staff regarding this issue. ThtByteline
staff apologizes for this case of "mis-
taken identity."
Barbara Walker
UNIT Representative
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January 31, 1997
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Columnist " nails " ATO for questionable flyer
bjann(;ava(;han
I've been attending Villanova for
four years, so i was surprised to learn
that a great deal (»f the student body
was interested in carpentry. While I
knew that Villanova has more students
involved with Habitat for Humanity
than any other college, I never knew
there was so much interest in construc-
tion that a fraternity would make it a
focal point in its Rush advertising. 1
usually don't look at fraternity Rush
signs that closely. After all, 1 don't
think any fraternity would offer a bid
to a second semester senior But a cer-
tain ATO poster caught my eye. it fea-
tured a cute little stick figure with a
bunch of boards and some nails. The
slogan on the poster was, "Rush
ATO— We'll Nail Them In All Posi-
tions!"
My, I thought to myself, isn't that
interesting! Can you believe we have
a fraternity on campus that is so inter-
ested in carpentry they make a point
to mention it on their rush posters so
as to attract like-minded woodwork-
ers? Are all their activities structured
around renovating and remodeling?
Maybe at ATO meetings they all do
shop projects after the minutes. Or
maybe they're building a frat house
from scratch. I can just envision a TG
there, with all the brothers proudly
explaining the nuances of the break-
fast nook to a rapt audience of
partygoers.
I must admit, however, that the
poster did puzzle me to some extent.
I'm not schooled in carp>entry, and I
never knew there were different posi-
tions in which boards could be nailed.
So I called the ATO house to ask the
guys there if they could help me un-
derstand the signs. (This is not a joke.
I really did call the ATO house.) The
three gentlemen I talked to there were
very helpful. The first one told me that
of the 25 brothers in ATO, four are
semi-professional carpenters who
supplement their individual incomes
with such work. One of the four car-
penters was the sign designer. When I
asked them why, if only four of the 25
brothers are carpenters, they chose to
emphasize that skill so much, a brother
told me that they hop>ed to educate
them in the ways of carpentry After
all, it's a good non-drinking activity.
and if the house suffers .some damage
during a party, the pledges can help
repair the house.
I was impressed by their interests
in fostering useful skills in their
pledges, but 1 was still confused about
the board thing. So I asked in what
{wsition the boards were intended to
be nailed. One gentleman thought the
signs were alluding to a somewhat
horizontal position, and another
thought the signs indicated that the
carpenters in ATO were so skilled,
they could nail boards in any |X)sition.
(By the way, if you have any carpen-
try work you need done, you can al-
ways call the ATO house to find some-
one willing to help).
AIX) house, who told riic that they
meant no harm towards aiiv women
An informal apology was also offered
to those who might have been of
fended (since the gentleman I spoke
to did not have the authority to offer a
formal apology).
So ladies, if any of you have been
incensed by this pM)ster, let me assure
you that ATO meant it in the best pos-
sible way. However, does that mean
that every person who makes remarks
about "nailing" is talking about car-
pentry? I doubt it And do women
deserve to be treated like a piece ot
wood, upon which a nail should be
driven? Hardly.
Females are not inanimate objects,
objects with which others may do
their will. TTiey are not trophies. They
are not arm ornaments. They are not
mere receptacles for sperm. And if
women seem "overly sensitive" when
an incident like this arises, maybe it's
bce.uisc people are so accustomed to
viewing women as things that they're
surprised when we turn out to he
people, with feelings and opinions like
anyone else 1 was very happy that
AK) seemed genuinely concerned that
they were presenting an image that
may have been construed as offensive.
However, it's a shame that no one —
not those who designed or approved
the sign realized that this little sign
could make .some people very upset.
White's message transcends
concerns of NFL's executives
However, someone evidently took
these signs in a way they were not in-
tended. Earlier this week, the admin-
istration asked ATO to take down the
signs, which had been approved by
IFC, receiving a university stamp of
approval. I asked ATO if they knew
any other connotation in which the
signs could be interpreted. The broth-
ers I talked to mentioned that it could
be taken to mean that the four carpen-
ters in the organization are very good
carj)enters indeed, or that this frater-
nity is so efficient in its infrastructure
that it can nail a job and get it done.
They stressed that no malicious intent
was meant by these signs, and they did
not mean to belittle any group. TTiey
hope to maintain a good relationship
with university administration, and
complied with their request to take the
signs down, even though no one at the
ATO house could tell me what phrase-
ology made these signs so controver-
sial.
What I didn't find out from ATO 1
did find out from women on campus,
who called me to tell me about these
signs and their sexual connotation. I
mentioned this to the gentlemen at the
By JOE PATTERSON
Sunday's Super Bowl wasn't very
exciting. The Green Bay Packers were
heavy favorites and won by 14 points.
Even the ballyhooed commercials
were rather bland in comparison to
previous years. Nevertheless, an in-
teresting subplot developed in the
week prior to the game.
It appears as though NFL execu-
tives and several members of the me-
dia were uncomfortable with the an-
tics of Reggie White. The superstar
defensive lineman was conunitting the
unpardonable sin: giving glory to God.
Throughout the season. White was
becoming more and more vocal about
his religious convictions. He had a
habit of organizing impromptu player
prayer sessions and he was using his
spot in the public eye to speak of the
Good News of Jesus Christ.
You see. White is an assistant pas-
tor at a church in Tennessee. He was
utilizing the benefits of his exalted
sports position to perform his other,
more transcendental duties. Accord-
ing to certain media outlets. White was
"threatening the boundaries of reason-
able restraint and good taste." His
crime: of)enly preaching the gospel
message during the media's feeding
frenzy at the Super Bowl.
It might be a bit presumptuous to
see the hand of God in a team's play,
but that certainly wasn't the extent of
his message. He spoke of hope and
the power of prayer, often relegating
the Super Bowl to a second-class po-
sition. In any event, people became
increasingly uncomfortable with his
frank testimony.
Maybe people were uneasy be-
cause they view religion as a private
matter. Maybe it was becau.se reli-
gious conviction is tough to market.
Most likely, public displays of spiri-
tuality make religion feel too real.
Fans applaud when a champion makes
a passing reference to God, but we
cringe if he actually places God as the
focal point of his attention.
The lionization of athletes has led
to the adulation of chest-pounding,
profanity-spewing he-men. It appears
as though the NFL would be more at
ease with a superstar who curses than
one who uses his time at the bully-
pulpit to advocate Christian love.
Most likely, the NFL will continue
its hand-wringing for years to come.
Post-game prayer meetings between
winners and losers have popped up
throughout the league and an increas-
ing number of young players deflect
prai.se upward. Indeed, religious ex-
pression has developed further than
More campus improvements needed
By MARC ANGEl^CCIO
Since 1 arrived at Villanova a
couple of years ago, a lot has changed,
especially to the surroundings of the
University In fact, to say that
Villanova's physical environment has
simply changed in the past few years
would be an understatement. In the
la.st four years alone, Villanova has
gained a new liberal arts center, and
four new apartment buildings. Fur-
thermore, by this time next year, the
University will have an engineering
building and an add-on to Mendel
Hall
All of this structural modification
is an effort of the University to expand
and update its facilities TTiis augmen
tation, no doubt, is much needed and
much admired, especially from an in-
stitution which previously seemed to
be stagnant when concerning the
make-up of its surroundings and the
way they affected its goals as a uni
versity. Needless to say, to see action
finally taken is a wonderful sight
But we must ask ourselves how
much of what has and will be done to
the facilities on campus actually ben-
efits the whole of the Univcrsifv
Ihere is little doubt that housing is a
large priority of every university, not
just Villanova The relatively new
apartment buildings and the lour more
being drawn up on West Campus are
needed to keep uppercla.ss students on
campus and in the somewhat secluded
Villanova community. Off campus
students often find themselves sepa-
rate from the everyday (Kcurrences at
the University. Keeping more of those
who want to be in the middle of the
on-campus action is undoubtedly im-
portant. This goal is even more im-
portant considering the difficulties of
attaining off campus housing in the
unfriendlv-t(vcollege -student commu-
nity known as Radnor Township
The addition of the Liberal Arts
Center and the currentlv-bcmg-built
engineering building arc necessary to
complement the two colleges which
desperately needed a structure to
house their programs. I'he Mendel
add-on will also give the sciences up-
to-date laboratories and research fa
cilities, items the .^5-year-old hall defi
nitclv needs.
Iven with all these additions to the
campus, however, there is still some
thing missing, something inherent in
the word "university" that Villanova
does not have. What Villanova needs
more than anything else is a fine arts
center and auditorium This project
is .still in the plans of Villanova. but it
seems that, even with the talk that it
provokes every year, it always gets
placed on the lower half of the list,
somewhere below more housing and
a new athletic facility
This placement, however, does in
justice to the need ot this type of fa-
cility on campus. If there is anything
missing from the academic and scxial
life at Villanova, it is the fine arts Ihis
lack, in large part, is because there is
no place for them Vasey and St
Mary's Halls are, at best, second rate
locales for the theater and vocal
groups at Villanova These groups do
the best with what they are given, but
they could do so much more with bet
ter facilities.
Not only would a new fine arts cen-
ter provide the current performance
groups with ,i better stage, but it will
provide a stage for more groups, an
acailemic departmenl. and ideally a
new college Just think how much
more would be added to the Univcr
sity with a fine arts centei Wouldn't
be nice to see a student performance
of plays or music in a suitable audito-
rium.' Wouldn't it be nice to have a
place where stiuknts could display
their visual arts' Wouldn'l il be nice
to be able to take clas.ses in theater,
music, painting and sculpting without
having to travel to Rosemont College,
in on-campus facilities ideal for these
clas.ses.'
Furthermore, a fine arts center will
add more to University by bringing
outside groups into the Villanova com-
munity. Tlie Maya Angelou's, Bob
Dole's, and .Scamus Heaneys of the
speech circuit will have ,i suitable
arena in which to talk to everyone who
wants to hear them, not just those with
connections. Also, we would no
longer have to be criticized and em-
barras.sed by having such notable fig
iires speak to the Villanova commu-
nity in the atrocious Jake Nevin
F-ieldhousc or ( onnelly ( "enter, places
better suited for athletic events or con
ferences Furthermore, with a large
enough facility we could finally attract
musical groups to campus, making il.
at least, a much more exciting place
on the weekends
For those of us who believ e thai ,i
Inie university should be a place where
<;//ilisciplines can be explored and ex
perienceil, this prioritization is a Irav
esty. Even with the latest additions to
Villanova helping its on going alteiiipl
to define ilsell as an outstanding .ii ,i
demic institution, there is still at le.isi
one more addition needed before il (.\n
call itselt a university.
the pre-game team prayer
Desmond Howard, the MVP of the
game, had been kicked around the
league for years. He credited prayer
with giving him the strength to per-
sist, saying White's influence was es-
sential to his success.
Still, the politically-correct wing of
the league views White as a threat.
There were reports that he had been
asked not to pray, and the television
cameras seemed intent on avoiding
close-ups of his prayer session after
the game. And then we wonder why
pro sports has .so many problems.
1 admit that I probably won't turn
to Reggie White for theological guid-
ance, but he does .serve a valuable pur-
pose. The country's religious commit-
ments on Sunday have declined dras-
tically over the past several decades.
White has found a way to talk about
God to a secular society.
Vl
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radio station
change its
format now
that the new
transmitter
is up?
Send poll responses to
"poll((7 villanovan.vill.edu '
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Current public officials lack much-needed morals
Kv(.KK(.BANA( KI
The expcclcilioiis placed on our
current political leaders vary among
individuals However, a eonimon
thread appears to exist, binding aver-
age citizens across the country: our
public officials are men and women
lacking morals Ihis pessimistic view
continues to keep Americans out of the
voting booths and di.sconnected from
what IS happening on a national and
international level
Earlier last month, the Republicans
once again made history bv electing
("ongressman (iingrich to a second
term as Speaker of the Hou.se. And
now, the House of Representatives
proceeds to make history again. Newt
Gingrich stands as the first Speaker
of the House to be formally repri-
manded by his fellow colleagues in
Congress following a two year inves-
tigation into suspected violations by
the Speaker.
(iingrich failed to .seek adequate
legal advice before using tax-exempt
contributions to fund a college lecture
course focused on re-electing a (iOP
Congress The Speaker also is said to
have given false information to the
subcommittee during their investiga-
tion.
Both Republicans and Democrats
alike have been outwardly critical on
the Speaker concerning his unethical
behavior. In a vote of 395 to 28, the
House endorsed the ethics
subcommittee's recommendation of a
$.3(M),(M)() fine, in addition, some key
Republicans have already been explor-
ing possible replacement options i(
further charges are confirmed
Meanwhile, the biggest question
facing the House is whether this lat-
est of government scandals will force
a wedge lx"tween the two parties and
cause an irreparable division. The
President has also expressed his de-
sire to see this scandal go away and
the focus turn towards policy issues
such as Medicare reform.
Certain issues naturally arise out
of such government follies. Should our
elected officials be expected to have a
greater sense of morality than the av-
erage citizen of this country? Should
in fact morals be the judge of a good
politician? After all, is it not enough
for the economy to be growing with
taxes and unemployment low?
The idea that Newt Gingrich with
his education and ptilitical knowledge
could have made such a mistake un-
knowingly is a far stretch. We elect
our representatives with the hope that
they can perform in an arena that has
in many cases grown too complicated
for the average citizen. Therefore,
when such a scandal breaks out, we
naturally become disenchanted with
Congress and the government as a
whole.
We generally expect too much
from our politicians. Congress was
designed by the founders to operate
slowly in order that all options could
be explored and rash decisions
avoided. The legislators on Capitol
Hill are just ordinary people who have
been given the opportunity to perform
to their utmost fX)tential on our behalf
However, C^mgiess also has shown
that when one of its members proceeds
to operate outside the limitii of the law,
the institution can internally handle
the problem.
Although Gingrich did not have to
step down, he did not escape puni.sh-
ment for his actions either.
Whether Speaker Gingrich or
President Clinton, the officials elected
by us are responsible for ensuring our
safety and well being Phey are given
the power to make decisions on our
behalf, and therefore, should represent
the best aspects of our society.
With this in mind, morality should
play a significant part in the daily de-
cisions made by government officials.
When this morality fails to guide their
actions, it is then up to an informed
electorate to step into the voting
booths and decide whether the respec-
tive official is a worthy representative.
Speaker Gingrich will be closely
watched by both Democrats and Re-
publicans alike during his reign in the
House. It should be all of our hopes
that a bi-partisan effort will still be
possible to pass critical legislation this
session. Next November, it will then
be up to us, the electorate, to judge
our representatives based on their ac-
tions and efforts over the next nine
months.
L E T T E R S
Katharine Hall is quite fit for living
Fattah's pro-choice
stance not appropriate
for VU chapel
To the Kditor:
Martin Luther King Jr. was a fine
man with a deep conviction to help-
ing the oppressed realize the rights
owed to them by society He stood
for those without a voice and helped
them to acheive the equality they de-
served. At Villanova University, how-
ever, we commemorated Dr. King's
devotion to the opperessed with a man
who stands for |ust the opposite:
Chaka Fattah Representative Fattah
has, on numerous occasions, openly
supported the pro-abortion movement,
including his vote against the ban on
partial birth abortions Abortion, in
any form, is the oppression of the
weakest members of our society: the
unborn. The Catholic Church recog-
nizes abortion as a moral and social
evil, yet we at Villanova openly de-
fied the Church by having Fattah
speak.
It is only Fattah's invitation to
speak which is appalling. Holding his
speech in Villanova's Chapel is atro-
cious. No political speech, of any
nature, should be given in the Chapel
I'he Chapel is a place of worship, a
sacred place, not a place to dicu.ss the
politics of the day
Villanova is a Catholic University
based on the sacred moral principles
of the Catholic C^hurch. These prin-
ciples which have made and will con-
tinue to make Villanova great We are
a Catholic University above and be-
vonil all things.
Joyce Garczynski
Class of 2000
To the Editor:
I am writing in response to Kevin
Connell's article which appeared in
The Vilianovan on Jan. 24. 1 would like
to thank Connell for his decision to
voice his complaints in an attempt to
improve student life here at Villanova.
At the same time, 1 was disappointed
to see the name of Connell 's own resi-
dence hall misspelled three times
within the article. Katharine Hall is
named after Mother Katharine Drexel,
the foundress of the Sisters of the
Blessed Sacrament. It is Katharine
with an "A" and not an "E".
In the past five months, I have
never heard Katharine Hall called the
"headache of south campus." Yet, I
have been subject to the "stench" that
Connell refers to on more than one
occasion. Realistically, that smell is
largely the result of over 2iX) grown
men living in one building at the same
time. It could happen in Corr Hall,
Sullivan Hall or any other building
packed with men, even if there are
windows.
Katharine Hall was built in 1985
in an agreement with the residential
neighborhood adjacent to south cam-
pus. Katharine Hall, St. Monica's
Hall, Caughlin Hall, and McGuire
Hall were all built as climate control
buildings without windows .so that the
noise level from the south campus
housing did not increa.se in the neigh-
borhtx)d. If windows were to be in-
cluded, Villanova would not have been
able to build these halls to accommo-
date the expanding student body. Even
without windows, there is adequate
ventilation within Katharine Hall. The
air units in each room bring in out-
side air when they are on the fan mode.
The "stale and germ infested air" has
not been trapped inside the walls since
1985 after all. Several members of
Facilities Management have suggested
that the units be kept on the fan mode
as often as possible in order to freshen
the air. The air filters in each unit were
most recently replaced over this past
Christmas break, as they are during
every break and sporadically through-
out the academic year on an as needed
basis. John Gallen, executive director
of Facilities Management, said that the
biggest problem is accessing the units
in many of the rooms as students of-
ten block them in with furniture.
Connell raised the issue of the "in-
adequate" cleaning of Katharine Hall.
He referred to one instance when he
noticed custodial workers cleaning the
bathrooms without soap. Tom Malloy,
Operations Manager of Custodial Ser-
vices, explained that a product known
as Virex, a diluted, odorless disinfec-
tant, is often used to clean the bath-
rooms. It looks like water but is a very
effective agent used in the residence
halls. In regard to the building not be-
ing cleaned on a "regular basis," 1
would encourage Connell to investi
gate the schedule and effectiveness of
Custodial Services. The 105 custodial
workers on staff work seven days a
week on a rotating schedule in an ef-
fort to keep the halls clean to the best
of their ability. Gallen is working on
"providing a more level number of
p>eople" working on a continual basis
to increase the efficiency of the ser-
vices in buildings such as Katharine
Hall.
A large part of responsibility lies
on the shoulder of the residents. We
need to start seeing Katharine Hall as
our home and treat it as such. I have
noticed on more than one occasion
f>eople leaving trash on the floors of
the hallways and bathrooms, urinat-
ing on the not)r, and performing vari-
ous other classless acts. Of course the
bathroortjs and hallways are going to
smell if they are treated in this fash-
ion. We would not act like this at home
and have mom or dad clean in up so
why should we act like this here and
wait for the custodial service to clean
it up. "We provide a cleaning service
and n(U a maid service," said Tom
Malloy. He suggested that the students
treat the halls as if they were their par
enls' home. Maybe then our "head-
ache " will go away.
Michael R. Petriella
Class of 1997
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WHO CARES IF WDRE
IS GOING OFF THE AIR?
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IS SEIZING THE AIRWAVES!
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The Sigma Nu Alumni Club of Villanova
UniversitY congratulates
Brother Lou Simon (Biology Majorg?)
as the 1996 Chapter Scholarship Winner
It pays to be a Sigma Nu
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Hey
Are you dissatisfied with the way things are going?
Do you want to mal<e your voice heard??
Do you want to mal<e a change??
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that in turn will improve student life & services.
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Drop off the form at any VQI suggestion box found in the dining areas of:
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Feb.l
Dance-a-thon
Feb 1 will bring to Viilanova the
first ever all (ircck Daiicc-A- Fhon to
benefit Easter Seals. It will take place
in tlie Day Hop from 12 p m. to 12
am. Admission is $.S per person and
includes free food and beverages. For
more info, please contact Ana at 519-
0265. To make a donation, contact
Angel at 449-Wiil.
Feb. 3
Info Session
If vou are thinking of declaring a
Communication Arts major or have
declared one after Jan. 1 1997, please
attend the inlormation session being
held Monday Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. in the
Bryn Mawr Room or luesday Feb. 4
at 12:45 p.m. in IheHaverford Room
The revised curriculum will be dis-
cussed
Time Management
Need to get org.ini/ed'.' I)r Reilly
will offer practical suggestions for
better time management and studv
techniques in a brief workshop on Feb
3 from 3:30 p m to 4:20 p.m. in the
Counseling (enter, ("orr H.ill Room
lOh. The workshop is tree and no sign-
up is necessary.
Feb. 4
FMA Meeting
The Financial Management Asso-
ciation (IMA) will be holding its sec-
ond meeting on Feb 4 in Bartley Hall
Room no, 12:45-1:30 p m' The
speaker will be Dr Clarke who will
be discussing careers in finance Free
soda and pizza will be available and
new incnibcrs are welcome.
Feb. 5
Tiitors Needed
Inteu sici) in being a lulni Im m
ner-city children' II so, ilu- ( ommii
nity Outreach of Vill.mova Homeless
Committee will be hokiiiig an iiitor-
inational meeting on Feb. 5,6:-^()-7:3n
p m in St. Ritas chapel.
Y
Orientatio Meeting
Everyone interested in applying to
be an Orientation Counselor or Ad-
ministrative Assistant with the 1997
New Student Orientation Program is
invited to attend an information meet-
ing on Feb 5 at 9 p.m. in the Italian
Kitchen Applications will also be
available in the dean of Students of-
fice, 213 Dougherty Hall starting Feb
(). Applications are due Feb. 17 by 4
p m. in the dean of Students Office.
Feb. 6
Juice Guys Lecture
On Feb. (■>, Tom and Tom of Nan-
tucket Nectars will be discussing what
it takes to pioneer a successful start-
up company. The speakers will be ap-
pearing in the Connelly Center Cin-
ema between 3:30-5:30 p.m. All are
invited to attend.
Poli-Sci Speaker
The political science honor soci-
ety will have the assistant special
agenl in charge of ihc Philadelphia
Drug Enforcement As-sociation .speak-
ing on job opportunities in the FBI
and the D.F A. The event will be held
on Feb. d at h p.m in the East I^)unge
of Dougherty Hall All are welcome
to attenti. Refreshments will be served
Feb. 15
Arab/ Islamic Studies
On Feb. 15 at 3:30 p m in the St
Mary's Chapel, Barbara Solis, a
prominent piani.st a/id researcher on
Arab/ Spanish music, will perform
Imad Dawud will be accompanying
her on the oud singing Andalusiyyat
riiere is free admission for students
and tickets for non-students are $8.
Misc.
New Organization
Interested m handbells.' New orga-
nization .starting. No experience nec-
essary whatsoever For more info, call
Kellv A S A P at ,\ 13455.
Mini-Mester
<iM Im Washingtiiii DC. For 3
weeks in May with Ihe W.ishmiilon
Mini-Mester Program, spcnisored by
the Political Science department Stu
dents will live in Washington and meet
with Senators, Congressmen, lobby-
ists and media personalities among
others in a first hand look at the real
world of politics For further informa-
tion call 519-7717.
Faculty/Staff Service
Campus Ministry will sponsor a
service trip for faculty/ staff and their
spouses. It will take place June 18-22
in Brooklyn, New York, where our
group will renovate two buildings at
Holy Name Parish in Prospect Park.
TTiirty Villanovans will participate in
this historic trip. For more informa-
tion, contact Barbara Haenn in Cam-
pus Ministry at X94479.
Summer Service TVip
In its ninth year, Good Works '97
will again offer a two week opportu-
nity to serve the ptxir in Appalachia
from May 19 through June I . The sites
are in Kentucky, and are sponsored by
the Si.sters of St. Joseph. For more in-
formation, write Good Works '97,
1901 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia,
Pa. 19118. Completed applications are
due March 1 7. This program fills fast,
so if you are interested, NOW is the
time to apply!
Americorp Awards
If you are a senior and are consid-
ering volunteer .service to the p>oor af-
ter graduation, you should be aware
that the Americorps program is now
offering the same educational awards
to people who serve in the private vol-
unteer agencies such as Jesuit Volun-
teer Corps, Habitat for Humanity. Full
time service can yield up to $43(X) in
loan for forgiveness or be applied to
graduate school opportunities. For
more information, see Barbara Haenn
in Campus Ministry.
Supplies Needed
The Merida, Mexico service trip
that will be going to the Yucatan over
Spring Break is requesting donations
for certain supplies that are badly
needed by the Mission. The items are:
aspirin, Band-Aids, children and adult
vitamins, broad spectrum anti-biotic
with current dates on label (all medi-
cines/ vitamins need to have intact
seals), pencils and pencil sharpeners,
paper, rulers scissors. Items may be
brought to the Sacristy at the 6 p.m.
Sunday Mass, or to the Campus Min-
istry Office in St. Rita's Hall after
Feb. 15. Thanks to all who will gener-
ously donate items.
Amnesty International
Become an active participant in
stopping human rights abuses around
the world. You can make a world of
difference. Meetings are held every
Monday at 4 p.m. in the Center for
Peace and Justice (basement of
Sullivan Hall). For more info call
X94499.
Student Workers
For all student employees, starting
Jan. 29, students who have direct de-
posit will have pay deposited into their
bank accounts and will have their pay
advise MAILED to their local address
of record. For students who received
pay checks, on-campms residents will
have their check placed in their stu-
dent mailbox and off-campus students
will PICK-UP their check at the
Kennedy Hall mail room between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m. Picture I.D. required.
Arboretum Page
There is now an unofficial WWW
page highlighting Villanova's arbore-
tum. The address is http.//
www.geocities.com/Athens/6 1 25/
vutrees.htm. TTie name of this page is
Villanova's Sacred Trees. Be sure to
check it out.
Bereavement Group students Wanted
If you have a parent or sibling who
has died and would like to talk with
other students who have experienced
a similar loss, call Noreen at Campus
Ministry, 519-4084.
PL.A.Y.CORPS is looking for stu-
dents to coach spring, recreation,
youth teams. Upon successful comple-
tion of their season, CORPS members
receive $500 towards their college tu-
ition. For more info, please call
PI .A Y.CORPS at 503-671-2213.
Alpha Phi Omega
Any student interested in pledging
Alpha Phi Omega is invited to attend
one of the information meetings which
are being held Feb. 10 and Feb. 1 1 at
9 p.m. in Mendel Hall Room 158.
APO is a co-ed service fraternity that
participates in volunteer work on cam-
pus, in surrounding communities and
with national organizations. Regular
meetings are held on Tuesdays at 9
p.in.
HEC Retreat
The spring FIEC retreat will be held
en the weekend of March 21-23. Stu-
dents as well as faculty and staff are
invited to participate. In this experi-
ence people whose physical disabil-
ity puts them at the margins of soci-
ety. HEC (Handicapped Encounter
Christ) brings both physically disabled
and non-disabled persons together to
share a common life in an atmosphere
of Christian community. If you are
interested in attending or supporting
this effort, call or leave your name at
Campus Ministry, 519-4080.
Senior Activities
This year's Senior Dinner Dance
will take place on Saturday, April 2b
at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Phila-
delphia. Ticket sales will be held on
March 24,25 and April 2,3 and 4. Tux-
edo rentals will al.so be available at
this time. Mark your calendars and get
ready for a great time!
SGA Elections
Student Government A-sscKiation
(SGA) elections take place every
.spring. TTiis year, S(iA will hold in-
formation sessions in February for all
candidates. Offices include .senators
for each college and student body
president. Petitions will be due in mid
to-late March and campaigning will
run from Mar. 31 through Election
Day on Apr. 15
All typed F.YJ/s are due
on Tuesdays by 5 p.m. in the
Villanovan Office, 201
Dougherty Hall.
January 51, 1997
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Career Week shows students the path of opportunity
By TIFFANY BREGOVI
Staff Reporter
College is about making choices.
Every step of the way there is some
decision to be made. Finally indepen-
dent of home and family, each deci-
sion seems to be of major importance
to the new Villanovan. Maybe that is
because as college students, we know
that if those decisions go awry, there
is no one else to blame any more ex-
cept ourselves.
We have to decide when to study,
when to sleep and when to stop party-
ing. These decisions may seem minor
in the scheme of things, but in reality,
they contribute to the one of the most
crucial decisions we will ever make:
what we are going to do with our lives
after college.
Fortunately for the destination-un-
known student, Villanova offers a so-
lution. This past week, Jan. 27 through
3 1 , the Office of Career Planning and
Placement(CP&P) directed the Spring
1997 Career Week. It was a compli-
ment to the first Career Week that was
offered during the fall. "This really
[was] very much a joint effort of a lot
of different campus organizations," ac-
cording to Nancv Dudak, director of
CP&P
Previously, other career programs
had been offered but these had been
mainly Career Days or a solitary
workshop here and there. This project
involved much more planning and or-
ganization.
Career Week is a more comfortable
alternative to the usual fast paced, in-
timidating fairs packed with inquiring,
perspective employers. Instead of fo-
cusing on getting a job, the week is
directed more toward deciding what
kind of field you want to enter. For
instance, the undeclared major could
attend a workshop on the arts to get a
clearer picture of the kinds of careers
available.
"We tried to just have a couple dif-
ferent venues to get this career infor-
mation across to students, depending
on where they are in their own career
thinking and what kinds of academic
choices they've made for themselves,"
said Dudak.
The week was the combined effort
of the full time employees of CP&P.
Plans for the spring week have been
in creation almost since the conclu-
sion of the fall week. Dudak, Assis-
tant Director Dave Ixibig, and Career
Counselor Hrenda Stover, all see stu
dents on an individual basis From
these meetings, they tried to take a
student's perspective on the most
asked questions concerning career
choices and the like "Every couple
years there's hot careers that students
are interested in," said Dudak.
The members of CP&P who work
more closely with the employers con-
tributed input from that point of view.
They looked at such aspects as what
employers are looking for and the hot
careers from the employment end
From there, the staff brainstormed
ideas and put together a selection of
programs from which they thought
students would be able to benefit. "We
tried to reach the career needs of as
many students as we could, acknowl-
edging that people are in different
places in their career thinking," Dudak
said of the team.
The workshops were run in a panel
format. Representatives from several
different types of jobs in the specific
field share their experiences with the
students and then engaged in an in-
formal question and answer session.
"There's people talking about differ-
ent angles or different perspectives of
the same kind of career," Dudak said
A Career Fair was still included in the
week's events Employers from differ
ent companies were present to answer
any and all questions of the students
The highlight of the week was the
keynote address. David Edward, chair-
man of The Body Shop USA, pre
senled his speech on "My personal
journey of .social responsibility." The
company is known for its products
which are not animal tested Edward
presented these ethical ideas along
with the success ol his company to
emphasize environmental and social
responsibility Dudak was very ex-
cited. "We have some very interest-
ing people coming. People just doing
all kinds of great things."
So, for all the students whose path
ahead seems obscure and undeter-
mined, do not fear. Career Week pre-
sents a wonderful opportunity to shed
some light on your indecision.
Students glance over Career Week brochures.
FMOIOHV SHAN.SON HlWiri
Communication Arts revamps its core curriculum
PHOTf) BY KlMBFRl Y COn
Dni. Bowen and Lynch were intnimental in devising; the major's new
rumculum.
By ELANA ROSE STARR
Special to the Villanovan
Do your daydreams include work-
ing as a screenwriter/director like
Ouentin Tarantino or stepping into
Oprah's shc^s? If you'd like to act,
wouldn't you want to .speak in a cul-
tured voice similar to Jeremy Irons'
or Kathleen Turner's? What about
writing for a magazine, opening your
own ad agency or doing a social com-
mentary?
If any of these career paths appeals
to you, consider honing your commu-
nication skills by becoming a commu-
nication arts major. Declaring a Com-
munication major has become a more
attractive choice now that the depart-
ment, under the aegis of Dr. Joan D
Lynch, has revamped its curriculum
As of Jan. 1 , any student who becomes
a communication arts major will take
fewer credit hours — 30 instead of 36
In addition, the number of required
courses will be reduced from nine to
four.
These reductions allow students
more choices. As Dr. Lynch explains.
"We want to give students more op-
portunities to major in their area of
interest. By going down to 30 credits,
it makes internships, double majors
and studying abroad easier. It also
refines career goals." It will also be
less difficult to become a
communicationsminor or to take on an
internship.
New communication majors select
a concentration in one of three areas
rhetoric & performance studies, de-
signed for students interesting in
speech writing, political consulting,
broadcast performance, sales, journal-
ism, law and acting; media & film
studies, for students who wish to en-
ter print, broadcast, film and related
areas; and interpersonal & organiza-
tional studies, for careers in business,
education, counseling, human and so-
cial services, organizational training,
health care and human resources. The
latter allows students to deepen their
understanding of the communication
prcK'csses in interpersonal interactions
and organizations.
In what has been dubbed a "3- 1 - 1 -
1" format, communications students
take a minimum of three courses in
their concentration, one in each of the
other two areas, and finally, one
"fioater" course, which is anv com-
munications course of the student's
choosing.
Another change involves renum-
bering courses. Starting in September,
courses will be numbered according
to category loWowing the three areas
ot emphasis
Why has the Communication Arts
Department implemented these
changes? According to Dr. Sherry
Bowen, chair of the curriculum com-
mittee, which was instrumental in cre-
ating the new standards, "One of the
wonderful things about the changes is
that students can tailor packages of
courses that best suit their needs and
interests."
Formore information ol the
changes, prospective CA majors are
encouraged to attend one of two meet-
ings: Feb. 3 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the
Bryn Mawr Room or Feb 4 from
12:45 to 1:30 p.m. m the Haverford
Room or call x9475().
On Campus... With Pat Foley
This week's stirring topic of cocktail party discussion:
Why did or didn 'tyou participate in Greek Rush activities?
vm Top 10
Nora McMahon
Senior
( ommunications
No (Jreek affiliation
'Why buy the cow when you're
lactose intolerant'.'
Besides, Clreek letters do
nothing for my figure"
Matt Higgins
Junior
General Arts
Alpha Phi Delta
"It was a way to meet a lot of
people "
I^uren Mazzuca
Junoir
Communications
Alpha Chi Omega, President
"I rushed because, as a freshman,
I didn't know too many people and I
wanted to get involved in more activi
ties. I also thought that being a mem
ber of a sorority would enhance my
college experience and develop lead
ership skills "
paijbe l^vaii, and RtckDm, the top 10
reasons to listen to WXVU:
10. At last SOMEONE'S telling the truth about aliens!
9. The 5 a.m. Randy Farmer Agricultural Report
8. True Confessions of Public Saftey
7. It doesn't broadcast offensive fraternity posters over
the air.
6. The Jon & Joe show is now off the air.
5. Girls love WXVU dj's.
4. Their voice modulator makes everyone sound like
Steve Lappas.
3. Ann Gavaghan's gynecology report.
2. Father Stack's house party.
And the number one reason to listen to WXVU is . . .
l.AlIthe<iy*saremKfe!!
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THE VILLANOVAN
January 31, 1997
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Students get frantic looking for a home off-campus
By SAM AN I HA WAIKRS
Features Editor
Since last week, when students in-
volved in the west campus apartment
hittcry were notified of their status,
more and more have reluctantly been
made to look beyond campus for next
semester's housing. Timely enough,
Kathy Byrnes, assistant to the dean
and the University's legal advisor, has
offered several informational sessions
regarding off-campus living, empha-
sizing where and how to find a place,
leases and zoning laws, landlords and
life off campus.
Having done four out of the five
sessions already, Byrnes is very satis-
fied with the interest she has received
in comparison to previous years which
she accredits to this semester's extra
publicity and strong support of SGA.
"Each session was pretty well attended
with a nice mix of both men and
women and all had really good ques-
tions," said Byrnes.
The greatest concern, Byrnes rec-
ognizes, among each student moving
off-campus is whether there is avail
ability this late in the academic year.
"They all wish that there was an easy
way to find a place, but the truth is,
you have to just go out and hit the
pavement," Byrnes said. "Certainly
there are some places that are already
rented, but it is not too late to start
l(X)king now and it is very normal for
people to sign leases in February, even
March."
Daily newspapers, such as The
Main Line Times and Suburban, have
a fair numbers of rental properties that
are hxiking for students and can be
helpful to those that are absolutely
uncertain about where to start. Addi-
tionally, landlords often contact Fr.
Frank Farsaci, Residence Life's advi-
sor to off-campus students, and report
of housing that is up for rent or sale.
"Admittedly this is a difficult process,
but in the six years that I have been
here, no one was left homeless," she
Fllf PHOTO
IVips into Philadelphia are among the many outings of this program.
Greek Briefs
Iky I'l Phis, we sure had a great time this weekend didn't we? Spe-
cial thanks to the brothers of SAh for Saturday night Speaking of gmid
times, get ready to put on your dancing shoes Pi Phis because the first
ever (Ircek Dance-A-Thon is on Saturday. It is from 12 p.m to 12 a.m.
in the Day Hop and benefits Easter Seals.
Congratulations to our wonderful new KK(} pledge class. We re so
excited to have you! Thank you Katie and Neilly for a very succes,sful
Rush 1997. We all appreciate your efforts. Congratulations Maria on
being elected as treasurer of Panhell board. Also, thank you to the out-
going Chapter Council Congrats to a job well done!
Ihc brothers of Sigma Nu would like to congratulate Dave Kashmir
for being elected as the Inter P'raternity Council Treasurer You deserve
It for all the hard work you have done.
Welcome to Alpha Phi. Kappa Class! Thanks to Jennifer DeLucia
and her two a.ssistants, Tracy Ciiordano and Kim Komelasky, for a very
successful rush (Jreat job, Michelle Ranelli, as this year's Panhellenic
Computer Rush Chair Congratulations to Kim Cote for being chosen
as a mcMiher of the managerial team for Special Olympics and Eiz
Schmidt tor being chosen as a member to the 1997 Steering Committee
Congratulations Alpha Chi Omega to all of our awesome new mem-
bers: you guys are the best, and thanks to Sig l-.p tor helping us to wel-
come them- the decor was lovely
D(is would like to congratulate and wish good luck lo all of the new
1997 Panhell officers, especially our own Kern Clark who was elected
as the new Panhell secretary I'hank you to all of the I99A Panhel offic-
ers for all of your hard work and dedication. Sisters, get excited for the
Dance-a-'F'hon this Saturday
Alpha Dell, I Pi congratiilaUs Iniily Moscalo, Vilhinova's new
Panlulli na President! We're so proud of you Emily, and we know you'll
do a great )oli' Hoptdilly everyone is looking forwartl to this weekend,
Alph.is' Ih.inks to Resale's hard work, we're sure to have another great
tiiiH- together!
Chi Omega welcomes its new members' Also, congratulations to
Sharon Krpat.i lor being elected VPof the Panhellenic council.
In Delta congr.ttulates those memlKrs in the "Who's Who ," DeCell,
the Jung sisters, McArlde and Neville. Congrats lo Rasic for the posi-
tion ol Maiiagenienl leani Chair for Special Olympics Mulcahey, you
did ,1 great |oli during this week! .Senuus have fun during 'Wedding
Weekend" and Michaud, you will make a beautiful bride as Madonna!
laughs
"If we had the space and money,
both Father Stack and I would love to
accommodate everyone on this cam-
pus than to have them look elsewhere."
Once a place a found, however,
only half the battle is won and this is
what the main focus of Byrnes' ses-
sions are, the leasing and zoning laws
situation. In the township of Radnor,
no more than two unrelated people are
allowed in a residential dwelling and
every rental unit has to be registered
with the township.
In Lower Merion and Haverford
Townships, no more than three unre-
lated people in a student house are
permitted and only three parking
spaces are allotted to each property.
Additionally, each student house has
to be registered with the township and
registration has to be updated yearly
with a fourth of a mile between each
student house.
In accordance with the housing
ordinances, Byrnes concentrates on
some helpful tips to make the legali-
ties of living off-campus run more
smoothly. "First of all, everyone must
read over the entire lease before sign-
ing it and remember to always keep a
copy for yourself," Byrnes recom-
mends. "Double check that the rental
amount is correct and take notice to
each and every deadline of dues."
To insure that you get the secu-
rity deposit returned, before moving
in, inspect the place and write down
any missing furnishings or damages
that are obvious and make a copy for
you and your landlord. Lastly, Byrnes
advises that each student makes sure
that any repairs that the landlord prom-
ised before moving day are written in
the lease so that it definitely is re-
solved and fixed.
"I encourage everyone to be more
sensitive to the neighborhood when
they first move in especially since the
residents and police have been used
to a peaceful and quiet summer,"
Byrnes said. "If you do have people
over, make sure that there is ample
amounts of parking spots for your
neighbors and that it is you, not them
that has to walk the extra blocks from
their car or else they could report you."
She also suggests that it would be
smart to even call your neighbors
ahead of time and have them tell you
if things get loud and disruptive for
them. "The townships are not going
door to door looking for trouble, how-
ever, neighborhoods are aware of
where the students are living and are
alert of their behavior.
Students often assume that it is the
rowdy partying that gets everyone in
trouble, but in most cases it is the park-
ing problem that gets rep<irted," she
said.
Kathy Byrnes invites anyone with
personal zoning laws or leasing policy
questions to attend the final informa-
tional session on Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m.
in room 30() SAC where she and cur-
rent off-campus students can be of
help or to contact her at x94200.
Bigs and Littles elect new leadership
By ERIN CRONIN
Staff Reporter
Villanova's Bigs and Littles pro-
gram is .starting off the new year with
new leadership as Joe Keohane joins
Trish Egan, as the co-chair of the pro-
gram. Keohane, a sophomore liberal
arts major, follows on the heels of
Dave Ishmael as Egan's partner in
leading one of Villanova's most fK)pu-
lar programs.
The program itself is modeled af-
ter the national Big Brother program
which pairs inner city children with
an adult role model with whom they
can spend time and seek guidance
when it is needed.
The volunteers in Villanova's pro-
gram are matched with children from
Philadelphia's St. Anthony's Parish by
Ms. Sarah Wallace. The program is
free to any child who signs up and an
outing is planned every other week
with the 120 children enrolled in the
program.
Keohane 's main concern and pri-
ority of his position is fund raising.
"The key to a successful program is
funding. How well our upcoming fund
raisers do will dictate what kind of
outings we can plan for the kids."
Some past outings have included
bowling, historical tours and a dance
held here on campus. Occasionally
the children will come to campus and
spend some one-on-one time with
their "Big".
Both Keohane and Egan are hope-
ful that this year they will be able to
plan a trip to Great Adventure amuse-
ment park with the funds raised from
their upcoming T-shirt sales and raffle
Aside from fund raising,
Keohane 's concerns focused on pub-
licity and having enough volunteers.
"This year we're planning a big pub-
licity campaign. From that we're hop-
ing to get a wide pool of applicants to
match with the kids."
One of the problems previously
encountered involved students who
wanted to be a part of the program but
who missed the application process
"More often than not, these kids
have no stability in their lives," said
Egan. "Many of them come from bro-
ken homes and .shoulder re.sponsibili-
ties that other children never dream of.
Our program gives them back that
sense of stability — it provides for
them someone they can depend on and
look up to while also allowing them
to be kids, even if only for a day."
Villanovans partcipate in March for Life
By GEORGE PHILLIPS
StafJ Reporter
On Jan. 22, members of the Pro-
Life movement convened in Washing-
ton at a ma.ss rally to protest abortion
I'he annual March for Life was held
on the 24th anniversary of the Su-
preme Court's R(K' vs Wade decision,
which made abortion legal.
The protesters met on grounds be-
tween the Washington Monument and
the White House, as they li.stened to
speeches from Pro-Life congres,smen
and other leaders of the Right to Life
movement Partial Birth Abortion, a
procedure performed late in pregnancy
that terminates the life of a partially
born baby while it is in the birth ca-
nal, was frequently blasted and
charges of infanticide were made
President Clinton recently vetoed a
bill that would have banned the pro-
cedure.
The march pr(Keeded down Con-
stitution Avenue past the Capitol, fin-
ishing in front of the Supreme Court
March organizers estimated the num-
ber of participants to be 1 25,(XK) while
press figures were lower. Never the
less, there was a very large number of
people, making a strong statement
Marchers came from all over the
country and consisted of a wide vari-
ety of people, including many clergy
and young {jeople They carried post-
ers and banners, sang songs, and
prayed. Many carried red cardboard
stop signs with the words "Stop Abor-
tion Now" on them.
Villanova was represented by a
group of 17 that consisted of mem-
bers of Villanovans For Life, faculty
and alumni. Fr. Dennis Wilde, a pro-
fessor at the University, said that the
march possessed "a great sense of d\
namism, vitality and hope for the fu-
ture." He added that the "numbers of
youth was very impressive. The young
people will define the movement in the
future and overturn Roe vs Wade"
Firian McNamara, a senior interna-
tional business major, attended the
march for the fourth straight year Ik-
said, "When you reach the Capitol,
you arc on a hill. You can look back
and there are marchers for as far as
you can see. It really helps put the
magnitude of the march in perspec-
tive"
The abortion debate will continue
on as Pro- Life members of Congress
vow to bring up the bill to ban partial
birth abortions again Much debate
and controversy is sure to follow On
this day, believers in the right to life
made their voice heard in a resound
ing fashion
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Villanovans Tor [Jfe on the steps of the Supreme Court.
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Rusted Root appears at Drexel University
ByTONVBOMIS
Staff Ht-po/U)
The crowd at Drexel University
was getting restless in anticipation ot
Rusted Root. Opening act Geggy Tah
had ended their performance at least
a half hour earlier. They had marched
out into the audience with a steel
drum, singing a f>eculiar tune, before
exiting stage right. The audience mus-
tered up a sympathetic applause and
awaited the main act.
Finally, the lights went out, incit-
ing high-pitched whistling and
screams from the crowd. A smoky
blue light engulfed the stage and the
members of Rusted Root sauntered
out to a tremendous ovation from their
fans.
Having develof>ed a knack for per-
forming, Ru.sted R(K)t seems to know
exactly how to excite and involve their
audience. The Pittsburgh-based band
began their performance with "Virtual
Reality," a song from their new album,
Renwrnbcr The high-tempo, countrv-
wcstcrn sounding tunc immediately
highlighted the unique and intriguing
c|u;ility of their music
Rusted Root incorporates the
musical sounds from scores of coun-
tries and cultures and its members
pride themselves on the variety of
instruments they have collected from
their travels. The band's performance
of "Martyr," which is fast, rhythmic
and clearly of Mexican influence, ex-
emplified the band's appreciation for
the music of other cultures.
"Infinite Space," a slow and beau-
tiful song from Remember, hypnotized
the Drexel crowd. Without pause, the
band jumped into their next tune,
"Voodoo." This amazing anthem gen-
erates its strength from its beat
changes and Michael Glabicki's in-
tense lead vocals, which at times erupt
into a spellbinding, high-pitched
quiver.
In the middle of "Voodoo," the
tempo completely slowed down, de-
livering some slick guitar, bongos and
chimes. Then, the tempo gradually
quickened into a tribal fury behind
Glabicki's chants of "Heal before me
- Long before your sun." The song is
thoroughly indicative of Rusted
Root's eclectic and mesmerizing
sound.
'Sister Contine," "Faith 1 Do Be-
lieve," "Heaven" and "Dangle," all
from Remember, were splendidly per-
formed. These songs displayed the
band's tendency to intertwine slow
melodies with hard, emotional cho-
ruses. Also, songs such as these illus-
trated the band's ability to produce as-
Saturday morning
cartoon flashback
By KRISTEN FRICK
Staff Reporter
" School House Rt>ck" is a vibrant
theater performance adapted from
ABC's Fjumy- award winning car-
toon series which ran from 1*^73-
I'^S.S Who does not remember wak-
ing up every Saturday morning at
7:30 to absorb hours and hours of
action packed cartoons'.' Between
these cartoons, ABC supplied educa-
tional booster shots intended to edu-
cate youngsters In the brief time slots
.illotted between shows, carl(V)n char-
acters t.night young viewers about
grammar, history, math and science
F-very college student must have
some vague memories of the song
"Conjunction Junction (What's Your
Function)" or the depressed cartoon
character, representing a hill, sitting
on the steps of the Capitol singing. '
I'm just a hill, yes I'm only a bill /
And I've made it as far as Capitol
Hill ' Now this cartoon series of our
childhood is live on stage at the So-
ciety Hill Playhouse in Philadelphia
The musical score is very upbeat
and entertaining. In fact, the play is
tarprtiHl to people in their twenties
who will probably find themselves
singing along to most of the musical
iHimlxTs (viewers will he surprised
how many of the songs come hack to
them as they sit in the audience).
"School House Rock" is also great
for young kids because the c
haracters are so imaginative and the
entire play is educational.
The audience is pretty rowdy be-
tween the little kids bouncing around
in their seats .screaming, 'I know
what a noun is!" and the young adults
singing almost as loud as the actors.
"l^illy, \r>\\y, Uilly get your adverbs
here " in a song alxtut a salesman who
sells adverbs.
lo add to the rowdiness of the au-
dience, the actors are very interac-
tive with the crowd. They run
through the seats, hold signs above
peoples' heads, and even pull audi-
ence members up on stage and make
them dance ( if viewers have stage
fright, they should not sit at the end
of a row.) The actor- audience reper-
toire is one of the play's greatest at-
tributes.
If one decides to check out
"School House Rock" one will he
transported hack to childhood days
when carto<ins were the highlight of
weekends. For anyone who would
like to listen to the great hits from
the cartoon series and play, such as
" Zcr(\ My Hero" and ' The Pre-
amble." the songs arc available onCI)
in your local music store, also un-
der the title "School House Rock "
For more information call the Soci
ety Hill Playhouse at;(215) ')!}>-
0210.
I he theatrical vrrsinn of " Sch<Milhou.se Kiock " i.s just as entertaining as
the Saturday morning classic.
founding vocals and harmonies. Still,
describing Rusted Root's music can-
not make someone who has not heard
them understand the feeling, the chill
and the inspiration their music deliv-
ers-
The crowd, which had been unen-
thusiastic with the humdrum ofjening
performance, openly demonstrated its
exuberance. Some audience members
cheered their appreciation, some
danced, some whistled, while still oth-
ers body-surfed their point across. A
smiling, young hippy-girl was one of
the proud surfers who was passed
among the crowd.
"Primal Scream" and the well-
known "Send Me On My Way," from
earlier albums, also inspired the
crowd. "Prioial Scream" isarivetii^
song which seems to have draws ib*
fluence from Middle Eastern music.
Extravagant drumming and penetrat-
ing guitar and bass highlight t his tune,
as do Liz Berlin's complementing
v(K'als.
Rusted Root granted the audience
at Drexel with an incredible, three-
song, 20-minute encore, composed of
"l^ugh as the Sun," "Drum Trip" and
"Fxstasy."
One cannot adequately describe
the wondrousness of this encore.
"Drum Trip" is a frenzy of drums,
cymbals, bells and an array of other
instruments. It was tribal, penetrating
and utterly astounding. The audience
watched the episode in amazement,
letting the vibrations fill them and fi-
nally devour them whole.
"Ecstasy," the final song of the per-
formance, further ignited all the mes-
merized onlookers. In "Ecstasy," the
band's brilliant crescendos are fol-
lowed by a fierce chorus of vocals.
Glabicki's vocals were again intense
and awe-in.spiring .
Rusted Root completely smothers
listeners with their sound. In concert,
this is all the more true. Their music
works its way through listeners' flesh
and inundates their entire beings. It
is a rush, a safari of emotion, an
epiphany of the soul.
Eventually the Diexel concert took
its place among that portion of the
past which is kept vivid in one's
memory.
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Rusted Root entertained fans with material from both their first and
second albums. photo crkdit RLisrhi)R(x)i
Two new releases on MCA
PHOTO CRFDIT MARINA CHAVf- 7.
.leff Pedersen, Chris Shaffer, Charlie Bushor, Michael David Smith and CJreg (>ardner make up The Why Store.
Special to the ViUanovan
MCA Records recently released
press relea.ses describing the talents of
two up and coming bands, The Why
Store and Sugarsp(M)n, who are now
making waves on the music scene.
I'he first band, The Why Store, is
,1 strong-willed, unpretentious quintet
that hails from Indiana. Over the
course of about four years. The Why
Store has toured the Midwest end-
lessly and released two independent
albums to considerable success. Now,
with their debut relea.se on Way Cool
Music, they are about to showcase
their incredible talent nationwide.
The band's roots can be traced to
the campus of Ball State University
in Muncie. Ind. Chris Shaffer, Greg
(iardner and Michael David Smith all
started playing in neophyte cover
bands The music scene was so small
that they all knew each other and in-
evitably coalesced in .lanuary of 1991
Singer/guitarist Shaffer, bassist
(iardner and drummer-turned-lead-
guitarist Smith then started writing
and performing their own material
Iventually they decided to recruit the
best drummer they knew. Charlie
Mushor and keyboardist, Jeff
Pedersen
"Whatever was needed to make
each song .shine, be it a mandolin here
or bells and whistles there, we went
for it." This quality .shows on The Why
Store's new album, which boasts
songs brimming with melody, punch,
and conviction— all performed by a
band that is determined to follow their
instincts. "We've always stuck to our
guns," Shaffer says. "We all have
friends in other bands who'll see that
(ireen Day is hot, write a song simi-
lar to theirs, and shop it around. With
us, it's not a matter of sounding or
looking like whatever 's in style A\ the
moment. We've always felt that we'd
make it just by doing what we do
l>est." Sugarspoon is another band that
wants to take listeners out of their
body by driving them out of their
minds, lifting them out of their mun-
dane, humdrum everyday existence
and showing them a full .spectrum of
sounds and colors. TTie band's self-
titled debut is all jangly guitars, shim-
mering surfaces, big thick chunks of
melody and stream-of-consciou.sness
lyrics that shift images like glittering
shards of a mirrored jigsaw puzzle
These pieces then fit together to re
fleet listeners' illusions back at them
Singer/guitarist/songwriter Paul
Sisemore and guitarist/cowriter/Iyri-
cist Kent Bradley have been collabo-
rating in bands for several years, start-
ing out in the Citrus state, then mov-
ing briefly to LA, where they honed
their compositional skills before re-
turning to the Tampa area to hook up
with the veteran rhythm section of
bassist Jeff McDonald and Mark
Henry, who had been together in vari-
ous bands since high school. Paul ex-
plains the songwriting process, "Kent
and 1 are like night and day. We take
each other's ideas and in.stead of try-
ing to make the other see a particular
vision, we give each other .something
to springboard off. Even though Kent
and 1 write the s<ings, our sound is a
product of all four of us doing our own
thing. "
"If you listen to the songs, they
pretty much leave it up to the listener
to decide what they're about. So many
people are content to let others tell
them what somethii^'s about or what
to think or wear or buy. " .Sugarspoon
prefer to let their music do the talking
for them "It's all about melody lor
us," says Paul Adds bassist
McDonald: "We want to he 'iniversal,
not exclusive."
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Picture Perspectives: "In Love and War"
"In Love and War ' is a depictitm
of the romance between Ernest
Hemingway and his nurse during
World War I. After signing up for the
Red Cross, Hemingway works his way
to the front lines only to get shot while
attempting to rescue an Italian soldier
His leg is almost amputated, but Agnes
Von Kurowsky, the nurse, steps in to
save the day.
Hemingway tirelessly pursues the
nurse, but she eventually agrees to be
a rich Italian doctor 's wife. She never
goes through with the marriage,
though, and travels to America to seek
forgiveness from Hemingway. By the
end of the movie, Hemingway has re-
jected Von Kurowsky and begun his
brilliant writing career.
An Old Man and a Fish
Have More Sparks
By JOE PATTERSON
Being a recently engaged man,
with my heart still fluttering, I was
ready for some big screen romantic in-
terplay. The tragic story of Hem-
ingway's love for his nurse should
have at least made me misty eyed. A
message of pride triumphing over love
is a very powerful message indeed.
Disappointment .set in, though, as
a bad case of miscasting and an even
worse case of implausible character-
izations rendered "In L<ive and War"
unconvincing and stale. The peppery
O'Donnell seems ill-suited to play the
role of "Ernie" while Bullock's ren-
dition of Von Kurowsky seerns un-
likely to push a man down a misery-
ridden road that ends in suicide.
O'Donnell's Hemingway is simply
too chipp>er, leaving no hint of the fu-
ture melancholy and anger that would
mark his adulthood. Since Von
Kurowsky's asked for reconciliation
and a lifelong commitment within a
year of their disaffection, it seems un-
likely that the original snub would per-
manently transform Hemingway into
a suicidal malcontent. In any event,
O'Donnell's portrayal shifts from a
"charming" wisecracker to a despon-
dent author with no warning.
His dramatic metamorphosis may
have been more believable had the
love affair been better presented. Bul-
lock never seems to get excited and
the ever-excited O'Donnell never
seems to be siruxre. As a result, in-
teractions seldom rise above mere flir-
tations and thus do not app>ear to carry
the firepower necessary to warp a
man's perception of life.
To O'Donnell's credit, he still can
personify a teenager rather well. To
Bullock's credit, she successfully
emerges from her annoying roles in
"Speed" and "Two if by Sea." To-
gether, though, they merely succeed
in creating a faux epic.
RATING (out of 10): 3
Good Plot; Bad Actors
BY MELISSA SODOLSKI
"In Love and War" is a charming
story about the young and naive Ernest
Hemingway and the older, more ex-
perienced Agnes von Kurowsky. In an
attempt to not give the plot away, (al-
Sandra Bullock and Chris O' Donnell star in New Line Cinema's "In I^)ve and War."
though most Hemingway fans know
that he was married four times) the
story does not have the traditional
Hollywood romance ending. Rather,
it stays true to Hemingway's biogra-
phy. Unfortunately, plot is one of the
film's few redeeming qualities.
The most evident flaw with "In
Love and War" is the cast. Chris
O'Donnell's persistent squeaking
about love and adventure quickly be-
comes tiresome. O'Donnell's evolu-
tion from an adolescent in heat to a
scorned and bitter man is marked
merely by a greasy face and some
stubble.
Sandra Bullock's arrogance and
sudden eruption of emc^n towards
O 'Donn0tt')lfCbaractM|i|»iiDec»vinc-
ing. BuUod; whose ca*n^$tr is sup-
posed to be seven years older than her
young lover, does not make this age
gap evident beyond mistreating him
throughout the film. Also, the two as
lovers are even more incredible, with
her calling him "kid" in one scene and
jumping into bed with him in the next.
On a more optimistic note, it is nice
to see Mackenzie Astin acting again
His role as the "competition turned
confidant" character proves that there
is hope for former "Facts of IJfe" cast
members (look what happened to
George Clooney) alter all
Al.so, there is much lo he said about
costumes and scenery. I'he .lulhentic
Red. Cro.ss uniforms captures the es-
sence of the time period. In addition,
the battlefield scenes and the shots of
the Italian countryside are skillfully
implemented into the film.
Overall, "In Ixwe and War" is en-
joviihle. but the film couid he a true
classic with better casting and ch.ir
acter development
RATING (out of 10): 6
" Scream " : Still scaring viewers
By WILL FERGUSON and
TERENCE MCCARTHY
Staff Reporters
Wes Craven utilizes all the ele-
ments of the classic horror genre in
his latest film,"Scream " Best known
for "A Nightmare On Elm Street,"
Craven finds an entertaining medley
of horror and humor in this non.stop
thriller.
The film is set in a small town in
northern California which is plagued
by a gniesome killing spree, where
high schoolers are being brutally
murdered and no one can stop the
killer.
The protagonist, Sydney (Neve
Cambell), whose mother died a vic-
tim of a brutal rape/homicide the pre-
vious year, puts on a .spectacular per-
formance as she struggles to survive
the continual attacks of the masked
murderer.
Craven successfully blends the
humor with the horror and leads the
audience to a climactic, tension filled
ending. His satirical treatment of the
standard "B" thriller flicks gives the
movie a nice touch that sets it apart
from any horror film ever made.
T. Bone- Craven has done it again,
taking the "B" horror film industry to
a new plateau of chaos, mayhem and
fun. This film is what going to the
movies is all about. I cannot remem-
ber hearing audiences laugh and
scream as much as they did in the three
times I went and .saw this film. From
the action-packed opening scene to the
thrilling conclusion, everyone is com-
pletely mesmerized by the climatic
story line that unfolds on the silver
screen.
Whether one is a horror movie
fan, or simply enj(ws going to the
movies, this is a must see.
The Thrill- This is the first hor-
ror flick I have ever really liked It is
enticing, surprising, and suspensefiil
and the ending, unlike the Super
Bowl, is unpredictable.
Drew Barrymore makes a great
comeback after that bomb of a movie
"Mad Love." and Neve Cambell is
.spectacular in her big screen debut
and is drop dead gorgeous.
To tell the truth, the only thing
that failed during the movie was I
Bone's comedic attempt to scare me
by putting on the mask that the killer
wore and tapping me on the shoul-
der. He is a big, dumb animal, folks
"Scream" is a must see; viewers will
not be disappointed
|)rew Barrymore makes her comeback in the terrifying film "Scream."
PHfm) (RfpIT hMI HIM^^II V7 U/ / f,/ )
Cultural Film Series
latest: "Van Gogh"
By MEKiHAN NICKELS
Staff Reporter
Finally, there is an accurate. luui
Hollywood version of an artist's lite
on film. The final days of Vincent Van
Oogh. the l^-century Dutch artist who
is arguably best known for his depres-
sive behavior, culminating in chopping
off his ear, are illu.strated in this weeks
Cultural Film and Lecture Series of-
fering, Maurice Pialat's "Van Crogh"
In Pialat's iy*>l cinematic portrait
of the artist. Van (iogh's art work is
infrequently alluded to; for example,
we do not see him putting finishing
strokes on a masterpiece, bundling ii[i
his canva.ses or traveling from one el-
egant art gallerv to the next, Irvini', In
sell his paintings
In.stead, Pialal, who concentrates
on Van Ciogh's last two months oflile.
emphasizes the artist's daily life, fo
cusing primarily on his manic- depres-
sive personality
In Van (iogh's s(x:ial interactions,
notably with his brother Theo and
sexually available women, he appears
hi-polar, as he exhibits intensely ex
pressive fits of rage alternately with
smiles and boisterous laughter
In other words, viewers get to ex
perience Van (iogh as a real man, not
as the suffering genius he is usually
made out to be in films, such as in
Vincent Minellis I'^Sfi glossy depic
lion "Lu.st for Life" (Van (iogh's been
a popular film subject, with 10 prcvi
oils hiopics on his life )
Perhaps Pialal is able to accom
plish this because he is a failed artisl
himself and can thus empalln/f vvilli
his suh|ccl
This film seems to present a French
version of the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
tale, but It IS done with a humanistic
twist. Yet while this appears to be a
realistic portrait, it still retains an ele-
ment of mystery, as we arc unsure
from where Van Gogh's inner demons
originate
I'he Cultural Film & Lecture Se-
ries is showing this film four times:
.Saturday, Feb 1, at 7 p m ; Sunday,
Feb. 2 at i.M) and 7 p.m , and Mon-
day, Feb. at 7 p.m. Admission is %?>
for students with valid I D and $4 for
general atlmission.
I he Monday evening viewing pe-
riod will he mlrtxliiccd by guest
Pialat concentrates on
Van (iogh's last two
months of life, emphasiz-
ing the artist's daily life.
spe.tkei San Milletm.iii l.ewis. whois
a feminist film scholar and an expert
in French cinema She will also lead
a discussion. "Pialal Van (iogh: A
Cinematic Self Portrait, following
the screening As with all foreign films
shown by the Series. "Van (iogh ' is
in Its original language, French, with
Fjiglish subtitles.
For more information, plea.se call
x47S() on weekdays between 9 a.m.
and "^ p ni.
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Eating out on the Main Line
BySARAHOl ( K
Assistant Entertainment Editor
Pizza: the ultimate d(um food.
What other entree has the potential to
cover all basic food groups in a single
serving and can be delivered straight
to one's door? Yet, with this seem
ingly ideal commodity comes the
Ir.iunia of decision. With an endless
tluw of menus being forced under
dorm room doors, how is one to de-
cide from which restaurant to order?
This question is exactly what prod-
ded this pizza lover to explore her op-
tions.
The first pizzeria explored was
Campus Corner. Offering late night
delivery (1 a.m Sunday through I'hurs-
day and 2:30 am Friday and Satur-
day) and relatively prompt service, this
edge of campus classic serves up rea-
sonable prices ami an cxleiisivc menu
A large IS" cheese pizza is only $7.95.
An added plus- - if one is willing to
walk to the shop. Wild Card is ac-
cepted.
Next up, the self prcKlaimed "King
Of Pizza": Up[X-r Krust. Delivery only
runs until 1 1 p.m Monday through
1 hursdav, hours not cmiducive to late
night study breaks. The pizza is fairly
appetizing, though it is a little on the
greasy side. Upper Krust does, how-
ever, offer an extensive menu and a
great price ($5.99) for their large 16"
cheese pizza. Also, their milkshakes
are hard to beat.
Another pizj/eria. Main Line Pizza,
serves up some delicious pizza (check
out the sauce) at reasonable prices.
I heir large 18" cheese pizza goes for
$9.50 regularly, but they frequently
offer college specials on everything
from pizza to cheese steaks. Their de-
liverv time was the fastest of all the
other pi/zerias with the pi/za arriv-
ing still too hot to eat, but their hours
were limited, open onlv until 1 1 p m
Monday through Saturday, and 9 p m.
on Sunday.
Conestoga Pizza offers tasty pizza
with a crispy, thin crust With deliv-
ery from Sunday thru Thursday from
1 1 a.m to midnight and I 1 am to 1
a.m. on weekends, Conestoga serves
a variety of other specialty items such
as gyros. They offer three college stu-
dent discounts daily: 2 medium 14"
pizzas for $9.95, buy 1 large IS" pizza
($7.50) and get 1 liter of soda free or
2 large 1 8" pizzas for $ 1 1 .95, making
Conestoga the best value of all the
pizzerias. The only disappointment
about this pizza joint is that it took
over an hour for them to deliver.
Overall, all of the pizzas were quite
tasty, and this reviewer would recom-
mend any of the four establishments
to satisfy one' s next pizza craving.
Guster rocks the Belle Air
B> MARISSA UI MEO
Assistunl t nuiliunnwnt tdtlor
Having opened tor such acts as Li/
Phair, Live, and Rusted Root, (Jusler
is quickly on their way to the top. Stu-
dents had the chance to see this young,
talented three-man acoustic band ,il
the Belle Air Nightclub Jan 21 at 9
p.m.
From iheir first song to their last
song, Guster blew the crowd awav
with their blistering guitars .ind charg-
ing bongos. Throughout their set.
which lasted about an hour and a halt .
Guster electrified the audience witfi
amazing alterna-acoustic rock. Most
of the numbers played by the band
came from their 1994 release. I\ira
chute, off Rhythmic Records
Guster also played some previ-
ously unreleased material that will be
.ippearing on their much aniicip.ited
liol-rockin second album, due out in
the summer of '96. Fans definitely ap-
preciated the sneak previews as some
danced wildly and others sang along
cheerfully to the familiar hits. Guster
knew that their music was so intense
that thev offered a 10 minute intermis-
Guster blew the crowd
away with their blister-
ing guitars and charging
bongos.
sion for the retuning of both the in-
struments and the crowd.
H(^h le.id vocalists for the band.
Ryan .ind Adam, were full of humor-
ous anecdotes between songs that re-
ally got the crowd feeling more in
touch with the group The band mes-
merized with its amazing ability to
make passionate music and incisive
lyrics. The enormous aptitude of Brian
Rosenworcel on bongos continued to
hypnotize the enthralled listeners from
beginning to end. Guster proved to be
energetic and original with a knack for
cool harmonies. What is .so amazing
about Guster is that they can captivate
the audience using only two voices,
two guitars, and percussion, much bet-
ter than any full-blown band can do
The show remained strong and in-
trospective as Guster went through
such songs as "Mona Lisa" and
"Lden," sovinding at times much like
a male version of the Indigo Girls
The vocal harmonizing and excellent
percussion arrangements made for a
unique sound that had fans, old and
new, running to the promotion table
to get their hands on Guster CDS and
stickers Mailing from the Boston area,
Guster definitely succeeded in provid-
ing enjoyable music to the Villanova
commumtv
Borders has books and more
By L. CALL/VHAN
Staff Reporter
Borders Bookstore is a great place
to go on a rainy afternoon. It has ev-
ery book that anvone could possibly
want and its music selection is ama/
ing. Adding to the comfv atmosphere
is the always crowded cafe, which has
great coffee and otters a selection of
many different flavors of Italian soda
The best thing about Bonlers. how
ever, is that unlike typical crowded
malt bookstores, it provides custom-
ers with a relaxing atmosphere that en-
courages them to stav. read and sample
different offerings rather than buy and
leave.
Borders is also a great place lo
study. There are many chairs and
tables, and any type of reference that
might be necessary to write a paper
can be found right here The book se
lection i.s outstantling there is a re-
view nook, a large children's section,
audio hooks, musn. videos and tons
ot magazines and videos
The music section is also very
large. Borders has m.nu headphones
set up so that ciisloiiu (^ I .lit listen lo
the musu Ix twrc ihey decide lo pur
chase it. It wduKI take hours lo listen
to every sample that is ottered at e.ich
headphone. This is a great idea, and
attracts many music fans The classi-
cal and rock sections are large, and
there is even a great amount of inter
national niiisn Many who an- look
ing for <i li.itd lo Imd ( I ) would prob
ably be able to discover il at Monleis.
and at a pretty rea.sonable price.
One little-known feature that Bor-
ders offers is that it hosts many differ
ent speakers, musical performers, and
workshops, and all for free. There are
poetry readings and book clubs A
new book club for young women ages
I S to 18 IS being started by a Border's
employee, and advertisements encour-
aging people to attend are all over the
bookstore.
Workshops deal with a variety of
subjects In the past, there have been
workshops devoted to voga and re
laxation which were very popular In
the coming months. E^ordcrs is plan-
ning to hold workshops on creative
writing, time management, and proper
dieting skills.
By attending any of these work-
shops or going to .see an author speak,
it is possible to gain a great deal of
information without traveling far or
reading the many novels that exist
However, Borders is also the ideal
place for the book lover, no matter
what one's interest maybe Borders
is sure to have at lea,st one book that
deals with the subject. Its comfort-
.ible atmosphere and large selection
has made it a popular and relaxing
place to spend free time
Writers Coming Soon to Phila-
delphia:
Wednesday^ Feb. 12- Dr. Kay
Redfield Jamison (Philadelphia
Free Library)
Thursday, Feb. 13- William
Lashner (Borders Books in
Bryn Mawr)
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CONCERTS
KLKC TRIG FACTORY
Jan. 31,
8:30 p.m.
T1CKHTS:$15.50
Danzig
The Electric Hell fire Club
Powerman 3(X)
Feb. 8.
8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $12.50
Feb. 20,
6 p.m.
TICKETS: $15.25
Feb. 22,
8:30 p.m.
TK^KETS: $14.75
The JGB Band with Jerry
Garcia Band members
Splintered Sunlight
Rugby Road
Flip
Orange 9mm
Less Than Jake
Pharcyde
Voodoo Glow Skulls
Face To Face
Silverchair
THEATRE OF THE LIVING ARTS
Jan. 31 -Feb. 1,
8 p.m.
TICKETS: $30-35 - reserved
Feb. 8,
8 p.m.
TICKETS: $19.50 - reserved
Feb 11,
7 and 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $27 SO
Feb. 20 and 22,
8 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 25 - reserved
Feb. 28,
8 p.m.
TICKETS: $ 1 7.50 - reserved
Jackie Mason
Annie Haslam
Michael Brecker Quintet:
Pat Mctheny, Dave Holland
Jack Dejohnette, and Joey
Calderazzo
Paula Cole
Holly Palmer
Jane Siberry
CORESTATFS (ENTER
Feb 7 and 8.
8 p.m.
TICKETS: $27.50- 37.50
Gloria E,stcfan
Phil ColUns
Mar. 29,
8 p.m.
TICKETS: $27 SO- $50 ■ seating in the round
MERRIAM THEAI FR
Jan. 31 - Feb 2,
l/3Ua 8pm ,2/lCa'5 pm.,
Il2(a 2pm
TICKETS: $20-41,50
Tap Dogs
ACADEMY OF Ml SIC
Feb 2,
7-^0 pm
TICKliTS: $22.50-33.50
Jazz Explosion
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January 31, 1997
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"TheBactaWar"
finishes X-Wing
By CRAIG HATLER
Staff Reporter
Michael Stackpole's powerful
trilogy chronicling the conquest of
Coruscant by Rogue Squadron and
its aftermath, comes to a close in "X-
Wing: The Bacta War." Though ill-
equipped, faced with overwhelming
odds and a lack of support for the
New Republic, Rogue Squadron
does what it does best: tackles im-
possible odds with a tenacity and
grace that only they can exhibit.
"The Bacta War" picks up after
"The Krytos Trap" ends. Corran
Horn has escaped from his horrify-
ing ordeal in Lusankya, and returned
to clear Captain Tyco Celchu of any
wrong doing in the suspected mur-
der of Corran Horn and conspiracy
with Imperial forces.
Things seem to have settled down
until word arrives about the Super
Star Destroyer that blasted off of
Coruscant. Having lifted off from
Coruscant "s surface aboard her Su-
per Star Destroyer Lusankya, Y.sanne
Isard heads for the planet Thy ferra,
the Bacta-producing capital of the
galaxy. There, she is granted
rulership of the planet by the
Xucphra family, the family which
took control of the planet.
With Erisi DIarit (Rogue traitor)
as the head of the Thyferran Home
Defense Corps, and scores of Star
Destroyers at her disposal, the
chances of freeing the galaxy from
the grip of Isard 's rule seems even
worse; for if a planet is deprived of
bacta, serious illnes.ses and injuries
will become fatal.
Rogue Squadron sees its oppor-
tunity to destroy Isard and is about
to strike when it is stopped by the
politics of the New Republic. Since
Isard was handed control of Thy ferra
peacefully, and took it without hos-
tility, any move to wrest control
away from her by the New Republic
would look bad to other worlds seek-
ing membership in the New Repub-
lic.
This does not stop Rogue Squad-
ron; in response they all resign from
their posts and make the elimination
of Isard a personal matter. As The
Bacta War opens. Rogue Squadron
has one ship to its name: Corran
Horn's personal X-Wing from
CorSec. Without equipment and
ships, the chances of success would
seem insurmountable; this is, of
course, the daily work of Rogue
Squadron.
Of the four books, this one is as
good as "Rogue Squadron" and "The
Krytos Trap."
There are enough plot twists and
action scenes to keep the story mov-
ing along well. And the few sur-
prises, some new and some unex-
pected, make the story, and the .se-
ries all together, inherently Star
Wars.
To those who have read the first
three novels, this is a fitting end to
an exceptional series of novels.
Cake's debut showcases
great musical rhythms
By MARISSA DI MEO
Assistant Entertainmenl Editor
"A good song is like a teardrop
in the eye of a prize-winning poodle
at a world-class dog show," says John
McCrea, singer for Sacramento-ba.sed
band Cake. The first single, "The Dis-
tance," off Cake's debut Fashion Nuf^
l^et, exemplifies an album heavy on
irony and sheer groove.
With fuller production than their
indie album. Motorcade of Generos
ity. Cake's newest relea.se holds a col-
lection of songs b<ith humorous and
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Cake produced and recorded Fash-
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ramento. The group's hands-on ap-
proach allows them the independence
that has defined the group since they
first formed in IWl
A lot of the cynical caprice and
passion come from McCrea, who
sings and writes most of the songs,
while al.so contributing on the organ
and guitar. Cake lets love and hate col-
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songs. Regardless of their stylistic ter-
rain. Cake seeks out a distinct groove
essential to each song. "We want the
groove to make people tap their toes
without necessarily getting consensus
to their brain," says McCrea.
These pop jokesters trace a wide
emotional scope, from the raw senti-
ment of the folk-jazz "Frank Sinatra"
to their three unexpected cover songs.
Willie Nelson's "Sad Songs and
Waltzes" and the timeless classic "Per-
haps, Perhaps, Perhaps" reflect Cake's
breadth of tone while also including
"I Will Survive", made famous by
Gloria Gaynor.
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January 31, 1997
Attention Seniors:
Want to win free tickets to the
Senior Dinner Dance?
Design a T-Shirt for Senior Week
Submit entries to 214 Dougherty Hall
Deadline: March 17
Look for more ticket information in next
week's Villanovan
Guess what Johnny's bringing
for Show anil Tfell toclav.
24-hour hotline for women experiencing
an unplanned pregnancy sponsored by
the Archdiocese of Philadelphia:
1-800-CARE-002
Counseling and assistance are available.
Please call.
You won't notice
any difference^
but your country will.
The five minutes you
spend registering with
Selective Service at the post
office won't change yt)u
But it will make a difference
to your country. So when
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THE VILLANOVAN
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Thursday, February 13 is
Academic Integrity Day
D^ The Evening Before A Free Showing of the Movie, "Quiz Show,"
in the Connelly Center Cinema on Wednesday, February 12 at 7
p.m., followed by a discrussion led By Dr. Debra Romanick.
D^ Community Wide Discussion of the Issues and How They Affect YOU ©
v^ Test Your Knowledge of the Rules at the "Integrity Table,"
in the Connelly Center, 11:30-2:30 p.m. and get a free chocolate
bar!
Contest for the Motto Best Capturing the Spirit of Academic
Integrity at Villanova.
$75 First Prize; $25 Second Prize.
Send your submissions to "Motto Contest," Dr. John D. Friede,
Mendel 115, no later than Monday, February 10.
(This contest is open to all members of the Villanova community, except
those students and faculty comprising the judging committee. The winners
will be announced following the screening and discussion of "Q^i^ Show.")
m^Bm
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Visit the
THEATRES
Table
At the Villanova - West Virginia
Basketball Game
Tuesday, Feb. 4th
Yon Can Receive
Instant Movie Watcher Qualification
Become An
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MovieWatchen
And you can earn FREE Movies, Drinks, Popcorn and More
ALSO
At the ^[IM^C-*^^^^' P^y ^^^ Movie Trivia Game . . .
THEATRES
. . . You could win great movie prizes
Page 18
THE VILLANOVAN
January 31, 1997
Attention Seniors:
Want to win free tickets to the
Senior Dinner Dance?
Design a T-Shirt for Senior Weei<
Submit entries to 214 Dougherty Hall
Deadline: March 17
Look for more ticket information in next
week's Villanovan
liiiess what *Miiiny^ bringing
ItiOR.
Not ooe Riote1o«t iife.
[^|Q«t<>M mot« gnevingfem3y.
Notonemore.
I TUE k BITS otrr OF
24-hour hotline for women experiencing
an unplanned pregnancy sponsored by
the Archdiocese of Philadelphia:
1-800-CARE-002
Counseling and assistance are available.
Please call.
You won 't notice
any difference,
but your country will.
riic li\c- minutes \()u
spend registering with
Selective Service at the post
office won't change you.
But it will make a difference
to your country. So when
you turn 18, register \\ iih
Selective Service. // s quick.
It 5 easy. And it 's tht 'Idir
Wake 'n' Bake
Spring Break '97
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r
Thursday, February 13 is
Academic Integrity Day
^ The Evening Before A Free Showing of the Movie, "Quiz Show/'
in the Connelly Center Cinema on Wednesday, February 12 at 7
X).ni., followed by a discussion led By Dr. Debra Romanicl^.
c^ Community Wide Discussion of the Issues and How They Affect YOU
m^ Test Your Knowledge of the Rules at the "Integrity Table,"
in the Connelly Center, 11:30-2:30 p.m. and get a free chocolate
bar!
D^ Contest for the Motto Best Capturing the Spirit of Academic
Iiilcgrityat Villanova.
$75 First Pri/.c; $25 Second Prize.
Send voiu' subniivSsions to ''Motto Contest,'' I)r Jolin I). fVicdc,
Mendel 115, no later than Monday, February 10.
CHiis conlA:^st is open tx) all members of the Villanova eomnumity, exee{)t
those students and facvilty comprising the judging committee. Fhe winners
will be announced following the screening and discnission of "Qjiiiz Show.")
January 51, 1997
THE VILLANOVAN
Page 19
Visit the
THEATRES
Table
At the Villanova - West Virginia
Basketball Same
Tuesday^ Feb. 4th
You Can Receive
Instant Movie Watcber Qualification
Become An
And you can cam FliEF: Movies, Drinks. Popcorn and More.
--- ALSO"
At the iJ^^^C"*^^^^^' P^^y °^^ Movie Trivia ^ame . . .
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January 31, 1997
ORIENTATION 1 997
t)
Information Meeting for
Orientation Counedore
Admlnletratlve Aeeletante
\Nedneeda\i February 5
9:00 pm In t\\e Italian Kltohen
{Day Hop)
Applications will be available
at the meeting and after
February 5 in Douo^herty 215
Application Due:
Monday, February 17 at 4 pm
5harm0 the Virion
of VlWanova Tradition
January 51, 1997
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By C HRIS KAZARIAN
Staff Reporter
BIG EASl 7
PROVIDENCE (11-7, 6-4 Big East)
ITie Friars crushed Syracuse 87-85
in C)T on Saturday, tallying their
eighth win in their last 10 games. PC
trailed by as many as 1 2 points before
mounting a surge to tie the game and
send it into OT. After going 9-of-26
in the first half, the Friars made 24-
of-46 shots in the second half. Jun-
ior forward Kerri Chatten led the team
with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Julie
Wheeler, a junior guard, added a much
needed 19 points. Without these points,
PC would have lost.
GEORGETOWN (12-5, 5-5)
All is not well in Hoyaville after a
67-63 loss at No. 19 Notre Dame on
Jan. 25. Sophomore center Sylita Tho-
mas led GU with 18 points, nine boards
and four blocks. The Hoyas have hit
a trifecta in 46 consecutive games.
MIAMI (8-10, 3-7)
On Jan. 25 the St. John's Red
Storm found out that even a meteo-
rologist cannot accurately predict a
Hurricane, as they were demolished
71-48. There were gusts of wind over
100 miles per hour as Miami shot a
season-best 54.3 percent from the
field, and held the Red Storm to 29.5
percent shooting. Next time Miami
opponents should bring umbrellas!
Sophomore center Kym Hope led all
players with 23 points and was helped
by frosh f>oint guard Kim Graziani's
eight points and a game-high 1 1 as-
sists.
SETONHALL(6-12, 3-7)
The Pirates sunk Rutgers' ship on
Jan. 25, 84-68. They set sail, on
course for a doozy, as they started the
game on a 27-8 run. The Knights
closed to within five, but the Pirates
went on a 19-6 run in the second half
to ensure victory. The Pirates did not
use guns, knives, or bayonets to win.
Rather they relied on the play of Dana
Wynne, who led all players with 24
points and 15 boards. In addition, she
was chosen Big East Player of the
Week, averaging 28.0 points and 1 7.5
rebounds in wins over RU and Vill-
anova. When Dana plays well, the
Hall "Wynnes!"
RUTGERS(5-13, 3 7)
Ihe Scarlet Knighls were bam-
boozled by Seton Hall, losing 84-68
m the battle of Jersey's finest The
KnighLs trailed by only nine at the half,
but were done in when the Hall put it
in overdrive, starting the second half
on a 19-6 run, and extending its lead
to 20. Senior guard Kristen Somogyi
led RU with 17 points, five boards,
four assists and six steals
PnTSBURGH(7 13, 2-7)
The Lady Panthers lost to Provi-
dence, 78-65, on Jan. 22. They trailed
by only two at the half, but fKK)r sh(H)t-
ing (12-of-32) did them in. Pitt was
led by junior center l^tia Howard's
game-high 18 points, seven lx»ards and
four steals. She needs only 17 points
to reach the 1,(KK) point plateau.
SYRACUSE (4- 14, 2-8)
The Cuse suffered a blowout at the
hands of Providence in OT, 87-85. In
the overtime, frosh forward Paula
Moore hit two free throws to bring SU
within one. However, PC scored the
next four points to secure the win
Senior forward Carmen Glover scored
24 points and pulled down 1 1 boards.
Senior guard Kristyn Cook moved into
14th on SU's scoring list with 871
career points, and Raqucl Nurse re-
corded her 2(K)th steal, which is sixth
on the school's career list
bk; kast 6
connecticut (18-0, 9-0)
I'he No 1 Huskies keep rolling on
like a freight train, winning a close one
over West Virginia, 91 -54, on Jan. 26.
They have won 31 consecutive regu-
lar .season contests. If someone beats
them this streak will end Of course
this is all logistics. UConn was led by
junior forward Nykesha Sales' 25
points and .senior center Kara Wolters
18 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman
Shea Ralph, the Big East R(H)kie-of-
the-Week, added 12 p>oints and a ca-
reer-high nine rebounds. The Huskies
lead the nation in home attendance,
averaging 10,273 fans per game. If I
had tickets I would be the 10,274th
fan, which is noteworthy also.
NOTRE DAME (17-4, 9-0)
The No. I 9 Fighting Irish are on a
seven-game win streak after they man-
handled Georgetown 87-63 on Satur-
day. Senior forward Beth Morgan was
instrumental in the victory as she
played the accordion to the tune of 27
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BOS ION C OLI.ICih ( 1 2 6, S-2)
BC won its sixth consecutive game
when it beat Nova 60-41 I'hey have
also won 10 of their last 12, sht)wing
that they arcjfor real. Senior forward
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WhS r VIRGINIA ( 14-6, 7-3)
The Mountaineers played it by ear
as they fell to No. I UC'onn '■n-54 on
Jan. 26. The Mounties were limited
to 30.6 percent field goal sh(M)ting and
were out-rebounded 5S-33 They did,
however, force the Huskies into com-
mitting 26 turnovers. WVU was led
by sophomore center Use Opstaele's
20 points and sophomore forward
Maria Tchobanova's 13 points.
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St. John's lost to Miami 7I-4S on
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off to a big start
ByJAMIKNOONAN
The Villanova intranuiral basket-
ball season is well underway. I'his
yeai there are 137 total learns, includ-
ing 1 14 mens teams, 16 womens teams
and seven coed teams Because there
are so many mens teams they are bro-
ken down into three divisions, "A,"
"B" and "C." The "A" league is the
most competitive, with each lower di-
vision being somewhat less competi-
tive.
The men's "A" League division
that plays on Sundays has a couple of
very good teams. The Divided T's
lead the league with a record of 2-0
Ihcy won their first game by forfeit,
but crushed Pike in their second game
62-37 Other teams to watch out for
m that league are LXAand The Show,
both of whom are undefeated at 1-0.
The "A" division on Mondays may
have the best team in intramural bas-
ketball. The Fab Five has looked gcxxJ
early, smashing its way to a quick 2-0
record by beating opponents by an
average of 32.5 points a game. Vic-
tims of Fab Five have included DIA,
87-45, and Playing With Fire, 60-37.
The only team that might have a
chance of playing with Fab Five in its
league is the other 2-0 team, Julius.
Julius beat ATO in its first game 46-
30, but only beat Playing With Fire
by five, 47-42.
The other "A"' division that plays
on Mondays also has a couple of
goods squads. Jennie has streaked t()
a 2-0 record by j>ounding NWO 6^-
43 and doubling up Zeta Psi, 82-41
Flava Ice is also undefeated at 2-0,
winnmg its first game bv torfeit and
Its second ."^2-44 over the Bob
Krane's.
I'he Tuesday division has only one
undefeated team left. Unholy Alliance
at 3-0. its wins include The Victims
50-31 and Chanticleers 52-46.
The Force has definitely been a
force in the early going, stormmg to
the front of Wednesday's division by
collecting a forfeit from Marathon Oil
and then trouncing Medalla, 60-18.
Other undefeated teams include Wolf
Pack and Zulu, both at 1-0.
The final division that plays I'hurs-
day has yet to have a dominant team
emerge. Three teams stand atop the
standings with a record of 1 -0; Divine
Revelation, Club 65 and Mary's Kids.
The Women's "A" league division
that plays on Thursdays has no clear-
cut No. 1 team. Defending champion
Stress is undefeated in one contest, but
so are three other teams. Foxfire won
its first game 36-28 and Nova Laxsters
beat the Bacon Links, 25-9. Pressure
Points is also undefeated at 1-0.
The coed league has seen Hurri-
cane Fran storm to the front, winning
its first two games. Guys and Dolls
fell victim to the wrong end of a 81-
46 score and Don't Believe the Hype
lost 70-40. With the alternating guys-
girls quarters Hurricane Fran could be
tough to beat. The men are good, but
their girls carry the team.
With the first couple of games
complete the season is shaping up to
be a g{X)d one with several important
games coming up. The playoffs, as
always, should be real exciting.
The Villanovan 's
Intramural Basketball Top 10
1. Fab Five 2-0
Last year's champs beat DIA, 87-45, in their first game of the season.
They then trampled Playing With Fire, 60-37. The beatings go on.
2. The Show 1-0
Last year's runner-up, minus varsity walk-on Chris Lee, crushed Pike,
59-33, in their first game of the season.
3. Unholy Alliance 3-0
This squad has seen a lot of early action, and their record stands at 3-().
They made The Victims their victims by a 50-31 count. They then
topped ROTC "A " in a competitive game, 46-38. The Chanticleers
hung tough, as well, but lost, 52-46.
4. The Divided T's 2-0
This squad put their first notch in the win column when the Young
Guns forfeited. They then slammed Pike, 62-37.
5. The Force 3-0
The Young Guns were again charitable, as they handed over another
win, this time to The Force. When they did play their first game. The
Force absolutely annhilated Medalla, 60-18. The Avalanche put up
more of a fight, falling 58-47.
6. Jennie 2-0
Jennie opened with a 69-43 victory over NWO, and the doubled Zeta
Psi, 82-4 L
7. Julius 2-0
Julius gained a Greek victory with a 46-30 victory over ATO I. They
then toppled Playing With fire, 47-42.
8. Flava Ice 2-0
Gained its first win by forfeit over Zeta Psi, before beating The Bob
Krane's, 52-44.
9. Marys Kids 2-0
Mary's Kids established their 2-0 mark with victories over Legendz of
da Hardwood and Moriarity Mayhem.
10. Wolfpack 3-0
Unbeaten by virtue of wins over Medalla, Marathon Oil and Avalanche.
Men's
swimming
(continued from pa^c 25)
placed third in both the one meter and
three meter events.
The team worked very hard in
Puerto Rico, according to Head Coach
Ed Bartsch. Bartsch also called the
Carribbean island "the perfect train-
ing environment." As a result of all
the hard work, however, the team
came back to school fatigued. Pitts-
burgh is a deeper, stronger team with
10 to 15 scholarship swimmers. In the
Pittsburgh meet and the Virginia meet
coming up, Bartsch chose to put cer-
tain swimmers in their "off events to
see who will be filling the relay spots
for the Big East Championships at the
end of the season. The team will also
be trying to get into a positive mind
set for the all-important conference
championships, while trying at the
same time to pick up some personal
best times in those "off' events. The
team will be at the University of Vir-
ginia tomorrow for a rematch of an
earlier dual meet.
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Men add to their list of big-meet qualifiers
By SUZANNE BEC HARD and
TRAC EY BOWEN
Staff HefHiriers
"The Terrier Cla.ssic is our big-
gest meet," Head Coach John Mar-
shal said. "It will be a big challenge
for us."
This past Saturday and Sunday,
not surprisingly, the men's track and
field team successfully met this chal-
lenge. In the Terrier Classic, held at
Boston University, there were several
strong Wildcat performances that met
IC4A and provisional NCAA quali-
fying marks.
Leading the team was senior J.R.
Mcllwain who ran the 4(M)m in a
NCAA provisional qualifying lime of
47 HO. He placed second overall in
, this event.
Also achieving NCAA provisional
qualifying times were senior Stephen
Howard and junior Kareem Archer
Howard gained his provisional mark
with a 4;()4.()5 clocking in the mile,
also placing second in the event
Kareem Archer ran away with his pro-
visional mark while finishing sixth in
the 55m high hurdles in 7.73.
Wildcats Archer, David Hisler,
Cjregory Young and Scott Tantino led
the team to IC4A qualifying marks.
In the 4(X)m, Archer finished fourth
in 48.16 and Hisler placed 24th in
49.95. Young, a freshman, led the
Cats in the 5(K)m by placing eighth
with a lime ot 1 ;()5 44 Scott lantino,
another Ireshnian, had .i strong [KI
tormance in the .3(KM)ni with a tune of
S:29.5(), finishing 29th
Villanova 's relay teams also pel
lormed well at the Classic. IXvoof the
Cats' teams earned qualifying marks
lor the 1C4A Championships In the 4
X 4()()m relay, freshman Maulan
Byron, Young, Archer and Mcllwain
teamed up to place third with a time
of .^: 12.58.
(Jabriel Soto, Howard, Hisler and
lantino made up the Cats' tour in the
distance medley relay, finishing 11 th
in 10:04. 72.
The meet was undoubtedly a very
iin[X)rt.tiit iiiR- liir tin men's track aiul
tielci team
"It wa.s vci\ iin|)()!t.iiil because a
lot ol fiig f-.isl tc.ims weic tticie, "
sophomoic llislci said "It was a
higher level o( com^K-tition. It shows
us were we stand as c(mipared to
other schools in the Big f^ast. It also
IS an indicator of how much more
wc have to work and improve"
Hisler believes that the team has
been improving every week, and it
definitely lo(»ks like the Cats will be
competitive in the Big f'^ast Cham-
pionships.
The mens track and field team
will be back in action tomorrow
IceCats persist in their losing ways
PHOTO BY KARA GROBERl
The hockey team is hoping to close
out the season with a few .wins.
By JAMIE NOONAN
i Assistant Sports Editor
The Villanova ice hockey team en-
tered its home game on Jan. 25 against
lona hoping to get into the win col-
umn. The IceCats had tied lona 3-3
earlier in the season and were looking
to play well in this ECAC South
match-up.
The. IceCats started the game off
right scoring the first two goals to take
the early lead. Kyle Capallo scored
the during first six minutes into the
game when Ryan Romitto hit him with
a pass. The second goal for 'Nova
came on a p>ower play. The IceCats
took advantage of the extra attacker,
and John Hughes beat the lona
goaltender to stretch the lead to two
goals.
lona would not go without a fight.
though, and scored its first goal mid-
way through the first period to make
it a 2-1 game at the end of one.
In the second period it would be
lona who would take advantage of the
extra attacker. It was a Villanova trip-
ping penalty that gave lona the extra
man and with just over seven minutes
left in the period lona scored a power
play goal to knot the score at two goals
a piece. This is how the period would
end.
lona scored first in the third period
to take a one goal lead. Villanova was
not fazed and scored a shorthanded
goal three minutes later to tie the
game. Eugene Mesh scored when he
stole the puck and used the defense
men as a .screen to beat the lona net
minder. It would be lona who would
score the final goal of the game, how-
ever. L.J Alkaysi scored his third goal
of the game for lona to get the hat
trick, giving lona the 4-3 victory
Although 'Nova was unable to win,
there were still many positives that
came from the game. Villanova came
out on top of the shot chart, 60-36.
This is a change from there last few
games and shows improvement. The
team's better fore-checking added to
its offense advantage
Upcoming games for the team in-
clude a two-game series with Ala-
bama-Huntsville today and tomorrow.
The team will also face Penn State in
a big match up on Wednesday.
When asked about the upcoming
games captain Jon Jett commented,
"Alabama-Hunt.sville is a tough team
that plays a strong schedule Penn
State is one of biggest rivals and the
game is for bragging rights Both
teams are good "
Swimmers
fall to Pitt
By me(;an kin(;
SlilJJ Kt'[h>lUl
In its first pool action since their
two-week tiaiiimg Irip to Piicilo Rico,
the men's swim team took on Pitts-
burgh, l-vcii though the Ic.iin lost a
tough 58- 163 decision, the men were
able to test swimmers in some of their
■'otr' events to prepare for the future
Senior Tom Tracey led the way for
the Wildcats, earning first place iii
both the 2(M) and KM) yard free events
in 1:41 75 and 46.12, respectively.
Second place winners included fresh-
man Matt Montrasio in the HMM) free
in 9:56.40 and junior Jared Lucan in
the 5(M) free in 4:42 45 Capturing
third place for Villanova was Tom
Brennan in the KMM) free with a time
of 10:06.80 and Lucan in the 50 free
in 21.63.
Freshman Joe Perez and junior CJus
Membiela each recorded two fourth
place finishes; Perez in the 2(K) IM and
the 200 fly, and Membiela in the 2(H)
back and 200 breaststroke. Finally,
fifth place finishers included freshman
Vince Allegra in the 50 free,
Montrasio in the 200 lly. freshman
David Haiko in the 200 back, and
Brennan in the 500 free.
In the relays, Villanova's squad of
Tracy. Sal Salvador, Nathan Smith and
Allegra finished second in the 200
medley relay with a time of 1:35 70
In the 4(K) free relay, Suau, AHegra.
Lucan and Brian Finucane posted a
time of 3:12.32, still not good enough
to top Pitt
In diving, the only Villanova diver
competing, sophomore Bob Benson,
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Mm. lomorrow will mark
Nthc high point ol my year
as a sports Ian. The gcri-
Eatric New York Rangers
will roll into town in their
R wheel chairs and their
walkers for a good old
fashioned butt whuppin'
at the hands of the Flyers. And
better yet, it's all going to oc-
cur on national television so the
entire country can revel in it.
One of the best things about
this game is its timing. 'Fhere
are no distractions to take away
from my enjoyment of seeing
the false arrogance New York-
ers (particularly Rangers fans)
hold as their birthright exposed
for what it really is— sports ig-
norance cloaked in loud, ob-
noxious attitudes.
This is the perfect time of
year for Philadelphia sports,
rhe annual delusion that the
Eagles are going to be any g(K)d
at all has passed. We've real-
ized that the Sixers' Revolution
was nothing more than a catchy
advertising campaign designed
to make us forget the last 10
years of 'Vhers history (al-
though we can't forget that as
pitiful as the Sixers are, they
still stuck it to the Knicks a
couple times this year). And
we've all recovered fri>m the
J'hilJies World Series parties.
Now the point needs to be
made that I harbor no hatred
against the Rangers them-
selves. I thought they were
great when they were still
known as the Oilers. Instead,
Its those chceseball New York
fans that deserve a good kick
m the teeth, and that's just what
thcv re going to get come Sat-
urday.
The Flyers are on a collision
course with the Stanley (up
this vcar. guaranteed. The team
picked It up a notch in Decem-
ber, and things are only on their
way up .January 22 against
Phoenix, the team tallied 5.S
shots in the game, and offen-
sive outbursts like that have
become commonplace for a
team that used to have onlv one
line worth mentioning
P.asily the turning point of
the Flyers season was Hobby
Clarke's move to get Paul
Coffey on this team Coffey
adds a much-needed scoring
punch from the defense, but.
more' iniportantly. this guy
kdous how to win. He's done
It lor every club he's been with
,iiul he's easily the best pick-up
I'hillv's made since getting
1 eClair
( 'onie playoff time. Coffey's
going to make the difference.
Ihc Fivers had the talent last
vear but not the leadership.
( offcv will definitely fill that
void this spring, and he'll be re-
sponsible for getting 1 indros
his first of many cups.
So New York loudmouths,
when you're crying on Saturday
as the Rangers arc on the short
end of a six-goal game, take so-
l,H c in the fact that at least you
lost to the Stanley Cup charn
pions
Tournament would revitalize the Big 5
By DON MKIFK
Sports IJiiiir
When the lii.storic Pliiliidcl[)hia Big
5 is brought up among ihc student
[n)pulati()n at Villanova. the stock re-
sponses are ignorance and apathy
Much of this prevailing attitude is jus-
tified; the watered-down format pres-
ently in place does little to generate
excitement. Il serves only as a weak
reminder to older fans of a bygone era
when winning the Philly league meant
more to a team's fans than making the
NCAA tourney field. Those days are
gone, and nothing can be done to bring
them back. While the sfxirts talk ra-
dio shows in the city continue to mis-
direct their energies by cha.stising Vil-
lanova for the decline of the Big 5,
the league's life signs continue to fade.
Recent developments, however, bring
hope of a new direction that could re-
vitalize the league and bring back the
excitement, while not necessitating a
return to the old four-game commit-
ment of the full round robin.
According to Mike Jensen of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, the athletic di-
rectors of the Big 5 ('Nova, LaSalle,
Penn, St. Joe's and Temple) met on
Jan. 17 and discussed the idea of re-
placing the partial round robin with a
tournament. Jensen mentions that
Drexel, the only Division 1 basketball
school in Philadelphia that is not a
member of the Big 5, could also be
added to the mix. The two top-ranked
teams, which could be determined by
any one of a number of computer
rankings, polls or even by a commit-
Itc, would receive first-round byes
The other four teams, Jensen suggests,
ciHiUi play a doubleheadcr at the kg
Liid.iry Palestra, placating tfic purists.
Ihc semifinals, finals and consolation
games could move to the CoreStates
Center or CoreStates Spectrum for
trijileheaders.
No other city in the nation has any-
w here near the college basketball tra-
dition of Philadelphia, or a league like
the Big 5. Likewise, no other city can
claim to have six teams that play on
such a high level. The Cats have re-
turned to national prominence. John
Chaney 's Owls are a perennial NCAA
invitee. Penn, an Ivy League power.
is no stranger to the tournament.
Drexel is also a tourney regular, and
made a very impressive showing last
year. St. Joe's and LaSalle play in the
respectable Atlantic 10 Conference.
The upside to this move is tremen-
dous from all angles. Putting all of
these teams into a tourney together
would just be one more thing that no
other city could match. ESPN would
probably be interested in televising at
least the championship of a Philly
battle for supremacy. This unique
concept of an all-city tournament
would definitely be more exciting in-
trin.sically on a late December week-
end than the Harris Teeter/Diet Pepsi
Tournament of Champions. It would
bring the excitement back to the Big
5, and once again a true champion
could be crowned every year.
The downside for Villanova is very
low. The higher-ups would have to
be willing to potentially play three
games instead of two, Uui it would be
rare that we would not ht ranked as
(iiic of the top two teams, and hence
have to play a third game in the tour-
ney A quick look at the schedule this
year over Christmas break, which in-
cluded powerhouses such as UNC-
Wilmington, Oral Roberts, Rider and
Mount St Mary's, reveals that this
wouldn't really be such a big loss af-
ter all.
'Nova's support of and enthusiasm
about this move would also help to
eradicate some of the hatred directed
towards Villanova as a Big 5-killing
villain.
The best part would be the return
of excitement to Big 5 basketball. The
feel of the present games, that they are
being played simply out of obligation,
would hopefully disappear. Atiuigible
title would be at stake again. If there
truly were two dominant teams in the
city in a given year, they would meet
and decide a championship. It would
not be the same as the old tradition;
instead a new tradition would emerge
for the new millennium. It would
harken back to the old tradition be-
cause of the excitement that would be
created. It would not cause fans to
lament the passing of the old set-up
the way the present system does.
Finally, a light is visible at the end
of a long dark tunnel filled with the
in-fighting of the Big 5's administra-
tors and fans. The athletic directors
of the league's member schools, in-
cluding Villanova's Gene DeFilippo,
have taken a big step toward creating
a new tradition for a new era.
F1L£ PHOTO
Huey Futch and the Owls vs. the
Cats would be the Philly game of
the year. Too bad they don't play.
Parity the only thing dominating Big East
By KEVIN McKEON
Staff Reporter
BK; EAST 7
MIAMI (12-5, 6-.^ Big East)
Ihe Hurricanes continued their
positive play in conference by blow-
ing out Connecticut On Jan. 22. Alex
Praser and Tim James led the second
half as.sault with 1 7 and 14 points re-
spectively as Miami won 69-46
PROVIDENCE (14-5, 5-3)
Providence went 2-0 last week as
they beat a struggling St John's team
and destroyed a much weaker Canisius
squad Derrick Brown paced the Fri-
ars with 22 points on their way to a
72-59 victory over the Red Storm on
Saturday Ruben (jarces added 17
points. On Monday, Providence shot
a scorching 5K percent from the field
on their way to an H()-5.^ rout of non-
conference foe Canisius. Austin
Crosherc. who is among the top ten in
scoring in the conference, led the Fri-
ars with 2S points.
The Huskies' Ra.shamd Jones
PI ITSBURGH (l()-9, 4-4)
TTie Panthers to<ik to the road last
week, and they .split two conference
games with a loss to Boston College
and an impressive win over
Georgetown. On Jan. 21, Pitt.sburgh
found little success against the F^agles
as they took a 1 7-point deficit into the
locker room at halftime. Chad Varga
tried to rally Pitt, but his 14 points
were not enough as Boston College
won handily SI -61 On Saturday, the
Panthers traveled down to the USAir
Arena in Maryland and took out their
aggressions shcniting 57 percent in a
shocking H9-71 victory over
Georgetown Vonteego Cummings
and Ja.son Maile posted 1 7 pxiints each
to lead six players who were in double
figures for Pittsburgh.
GEORGETOWN (1 2-7, 5-6)
John Thompson's squad stayed
home for three games la.st week and
posted a 2- 1 record with wins over St.
John's and Villanova The Red Storm
came to town on Jan 21 and the Hoyas
triumphed 62-57 behind a .35-pt)int
performance from Big East scoring
leader Victor Page (2.^ 1 points per
game) Page came up with a 29 pomt
effort on Saturday, but it was not
enough as the visiting Pittsburgh Pan-
thers thrashed Cieorgetown, 89-71 On
Monday, the Hoyas jumped out to an
IS-pomt halftime lead over the No 14
Villanova Wildcats and hung on down
the stretch, winning 7S-67 Page again
led Ihe home team with 29 points to
finish out an incredible scoring week.
SYRACUSE! 12-7, VS)
l^ist week, the Orangemen won on
Ihe road at Connecticut and appear to
be improving their play due. in large
part, to the return of lixld Burgan from
suspension liurgan and Otis Hill led
Syracuse with 17 and 12 points re
spectivciv as the inexperienced Con
necticut Huskies fell, 65-53
RUTGERS(7 8, V6)
The difficulties for the Scarlet
Knights continued la.st week as they
dropped two conference games On
Jan 22. a much improved West Vir
I iMi P'""* squad came to Rutgers and c^ame
away with an HI -69 victory Earl
Johnson lead the Knights with 21
{joints. On Sunday, Rutgers let a half-
time lead slip away as they fell to the
Seton Hall Pirates in the final minutes,
75-72. Geoff Billet contributed 22 and
John.son added 18 in the lo.ss.
SETON HALL (8- 10, 3-6)
The Pirates played two conference
games last week losing to Notre Dame
and beating a struggling Rutgers team.
Seton Hall traveled to South Bend on
Jan. 22 and fell apart in the second half
losing 86-72. Freshman sensation
Shaheen Holloway struggled for the
Pirates, shooting just 5-for- 19 from the
field. Donnell Williams led Seton Hall
with 18 p)oint.s. On Sunday, the Hall
attacked from the three-point arc early
and often as they outla.sted Rutgers,
75-72. The starting backcourt for
Seton Hall, Donnell Williams and
vShaheen Holloway, combined to score
50 points, including nine three point-
ers.
BIG EAST 6
BOSTON COLLEGE (13-4, 7-2)
The Flagles started last week in
strong fashion with a blowout of Pitts-
burgh, but then finished p<Kirly find-
ing themselves on the short end of a
whipping at the hands of No 1 4 Vill-
anova. Mickey Curley scored 16
points to lead Boston College to an
8 1 -6 1 home pummeling of Pitt.sburgh
on Jan. 21 Danya Abrams added 15
Ihe I*!.agles were not riding high Sat-
urday as they saw Villanova c(»m-
pletely shut down their attack and run
away with the game, 84-66. Abrams
led BC with 12 points Even though
li<^ston College dropped out of the top
25. they still own the best record in
the Big East
VII.I.ANOVA(lS S,6 4)
WESTVIR(ilNlA(II 5, 5 4)
The Mountaineers have really
picked their play up in the conference
this year and la.st week logged two
more victories On Jan 22, West Vir-
ginia traveled to New Jersey to lake
on Ihc Rutgers Scarlet Knights, and
Damian Owens put up 27 points to lift
WVl 1. 8 1 -69 Soldon JcffcrM^n played
a major role in the victory with 24
points on five three-pointers. On Jan.
25, the Mountaineers returned home
and squeaked out a 67-66 thriller over
the Notre Dame Fightin' Irish. Oweas
again led the home team with 25
points.
CONNECTICUT (11-6. 4-4)
The Huskies, again playing with-
out su.spended starters Kirk King and
Ricky Moore, dropped two conference
games, losing to Miami and Syracuse.
On Jan. 22, Connecticut hung tough
through halftime, but faded in the sec-
ond half falling 69-46. On Jan. 26.
Coach Jim Calhoun's troops returned
home and suffered a similar fate at the
hands of the recharged Orangemen.
65-53. Freshman Richard Hamilton
has played well for the Hu.skies aver-
aging 15.6 ppg in his three starts.
ST JOHN'S (9-8, 4-5)
St. John's dropped two difficult
games last week in conference play,
one to Georgetown and the other to
Providence. Red Storm leader Felipe
la>pez managed only 4-of-16 shoot-
ing against the Hoyas on Jan 21 as
his squad fell at the USAir Arena in
the final minutes, 62-57. Charles
Minlend led St John's with 1 6 ptiints.
On Saturday, the Red Storm could not
keep up with Providence and faded 72-
59. Zendon Hamilton and Charles
Minlend played well posting 20 and
19 points, respectively, to lead .St
John's.
NOTRE DAME (9-8, 3-6)
Last week, the Fighting Irish
played well in a victory over Seton
Hall and in a one-point loss to West
Virginia On Jan. 22, Notre Dame
treated their home fans to a strong sec-
ond half as they discarded the Seton
Hall Pirates, 86-72. behind a 16-pomt
effort from Admore White. The Irish
traveled to Morgantown, WV on Jan
25 and came home with a bitter taste
in their mouth after their second half
comeback on the Mountaineers fell
one point short 67-66. Pat Garrity,
who is second in the conference in
scoring with 212 ppg, contributed 22
points to the Notre Dame cau.sc.
January 31. 1997
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'Nova crushes Boston College
PHOTO BY AMY DRAKF
John Celestand and the Cats had an easy time with Boston College, as
their outside shooting wrecked Boston College's zones.
By JON NKIILSEN
Senior Reporter
Two early lilocked shots by Jason
I^iwson and Alvin Williams set the
tone as Villanova pounded Boston
College last Saturday at the Conte
Forum. It was a huge win for the Wild-
cats as the team registered its first win
against a ranked opponent this season,
and the game was nationally televi-sed
F^ntering the game, Boston College
was No. 22 in the AP poll.
The first half was very unusual as
the Cats dropped in 6-of-l(l three-
point attempts. Boston College often
kK)ked befuddled in their zone defen.se
and fell behind 34-18 in the first half
Similar to what other teams have done
recently, the Eagles tried to clog up
the middle, daring the Cats to shoot
from the outside When the perim-
eter shots began to fall, the inside
opened up for Lawson and Chuck
Kornegay.
"You have to pick your poison."
said Boston College Coach Jim
O'Brien. "If you start extending too
much, then it opens stuff up inside
with Lawson."
"It opens up the lane," explained
Lawson. "It's harder for them to
double on me. I can work in the post."
While Lawson played strong, the
real stars of the game were freshman
Tim Thomas and the senior Williams.
Both were involved in a highlight film
play in the .second half. Williams, sit-
ting on the floor, tossed a behind-the-
back pass to John Celesland
Celestand then dished the h.ill to Tho-
mas for the jam I lie pl.ty w.is indica-
tive of the loo.se attitude w itti which
Ihe Cats plaved the game and which
has been lacking (or much of the sea
son.
On the game, Thomas had 19
points and 11 reliounds. Williams,
though, was the team's strongest per-
lormer. The point guard poured in 23
points on 70 percent shooting. More
importantly, he went 5-hu-6 trom be-
hind the arc His inspired play, both
ottensivelv and defensively, set the
lone for the entire squad
Defensively, Kornegay provided a
huge litt The senior held Danva
Abrams, the l-,agles" leading scorer
and rebounder. to a meager 12 points
and six boards. For his part, Kornegay
added nine points, seven rebounds and
one block to "Nova's effort. He ad-
mitted later that the Wildc.its had been
playing hesitantly in earlier games this
sea.son.
"We were playing scared," said
Kornegay. "Not really scared, but
scared to mi.ss a shot. Just playing like
robots."
This is not difficult to imagine as
the team has not been prepared for
several games this season. Making
matters worse, Steve Lappas displays
a fiery courtside demeanor when
things do not go the Cats' way.
"It's tough when you constantly
have to grind it, grind it out, and score
6(1 points." .said Lappas.
One weak spot for the WiUlcats
was the iKiich production In tact. 1 J.
Caouette recorded the only bucket for
the bench Howard Brown, Ratal
Bigus and Malik Allen were nowhere
to be found.
For Boston College, guards
Scoonie Penn and Duane Woodward
shol a combined 20 percent trom the
floor. The Eagles did manage to make
a run in the middle of the second lialf,
but the hole was loo deep and the
Wildcats triumphed 84-66 at the final
bu/zer. Boston College has now lost
seven consecutive games to the Cats.
PHOTO BY AMY DRAKE
Brian Lynch will miss 3-4 weeks
with a broken hand.
Women continue to tear up the track in Boston
By DAVID STOUT
Assislartt Sports Editor
The women's track and field team
had another outstanding performance
last weekend at the Terrier Cla.ssic in
Boston. The meet was hosted by Bos-
ton University and attracted some very
strong competition. 'Nova had two
individuals and its distance medley
team earn NCAA automatic bids.
Several other athletes earned ECAC
and NCAA provisional qualifying
marks.
"The focus of the meet for us wa.s
to take advantage of the great compe-
tition and the great facility," said Head
Coach John Marshall.
The team came prepared to face the
competition, and it showed as it blew
away the field. Leading the way for
'Nova were the middle distance and
distance runners. The sophomore tan-
dem of Kristine Jost and Carrie
Tollefson each had good enough times
to qualify for the NCAA Champion-
ships. Jost finished second in the mile
with a time of 4:42, while Tollefson
took second place in the 3(KX)m in
9; 18. According to Marshall, Jost and
Tollefson are doing exactly what the
coaching staff believed that they could
do.
"The core of our team has been
middle distance and distance runners,
and they did a tremendous job," noted
Marshall.
Also running well in the mile was
freshman sensation Carmen Douma,
who came in sixth place with a time
of 4:47. Douma 's time met the NCAA
provisional standard.
"Carmen Douma has continued to
show that she is one of the best fresh-
man in the country," said Marshall.
The distance medley relay team
qualified automatically for the NCAA
meet by finishing with an exceptional
time of 11:20, a time which was also
good enough for first place. Joining
Jost and Douma on the team were .se-
niors Krestena Sullivan and Melanie
Sklepko. The 4 x 400m relay team
also fared extremely well. The team
of senior Kesha Walley, junior Kia
Davis and freshmen Leashia Rahr and
Tamieka Grizzle finished with a time
of 3:41, good enough for a second
place finish and a NCAA provisional
qualifying time. Marshall was espe-
cially pleased with the performance of
the 4 X 400m team.
"The 4 X 400 team is .showing di-
versity that we haven't shown in re-
cent years," commented Marshall.
"It's been quite a long time since we
ran this fast."
Another highlight for 'Nova was
Grizzle. In addition to her part on the
4 X 4(X)m team, .she also captured first
place in the l(XX)m with an ECAC
qualifying time of 2:50. Although the
l(XX)m is not an NCAA event, the fact
that Grizzie was ahie to go out and
win the event shows the quality of the
freshmen on the team.
Although Marshall acknowledges
that the strength of his team is the
middle distance and distance runners,
he emphasizes that the team concept
is rounded out by the sprinters and
jumpers. In the.se areas, in addition
to their roles on the relay teams, Kia
Davis and Kesha Walley have been
performing well. Walley registered an
ECAC qualifying time of 1:13 in the
500m en route to a second place fin-
ish. Davis ran a 7.94 in the 55m high
hurdles to capture second place and
an a NCAA provisional qualifying
time. Also in the 55m high hurdles,
senior Melanie Sklepko qualified for
the ECAC championships with her
time of 8.23. In the 200m, Davis
qualified for the ECAC meet with a
third place finish in a time of 24.67
"From a coaching standpoinf / urn
very happy to walk away, not only
[knowing] that our people who needed
to run well did, but also that we are
doing well in other areas that should
really strengthen our team," said
Marshall.
In addition to the hurdles and
sprints, Marshall is referring to per-
formers like sophomore Katie Blackett
and junior Janielle Matthews in the
triple jump and Kristina Schrier and
Sklepko in the high jump.
TTie Cats return to action this week-
end, but will compete in three differ-
ent meets. Part of the team will com-
pete in New York, some in Delaware
and others at the Patriot Ciames held
at George Ma.son University.
Pitt Panthers sink women in dual meet pool action
By MICHELEANGELACCIO
Staff Reporter
After a Christmas training trip to
Puerto Rico, the women's swimming
and diving team was ready to plunge
into regular sea.son action against the
vi.siting University of Pittsburgh Pan-
thers last weekend. The Cats had not
participated in a competitive meet
since before the holiday break at the
UVA Double Dual Invite.
On Jan. 25, the LadyCats wcl
comed the Panthers to duPont Pool for
their first home meet of the .sea.son.
Villanova was unable to finish ahead
as they recorded their sixth lo.ss of the
season, losing 105-136.
On the day the Cats fared well in
both the short and middle distance
events Sophomores Liz Lauwaert and
Jackie (iruters placed second and
third, respectively, in the 50 free with
limesof 24 90 and 25.23, respectively
In the 100 free freshman Tara Brock
captured top honors with a 52.35 fin
ish, while Uiuwaert took second place
in 53 48.
In the middle distance events, the
l.adyCats captured first place honors
in three of the five 2(K)m events. In
the 200 free, two freshmen, Brtxrk and
Ken rhorne, tcKik first and second
place, respectively, with times of
1:53.49 and 1:55.68. Sophomore
Catherine Sosnowski swept two first
place finishes in both the 2(K) IM in
2:08.82 and the 2(K) brea.st in 2: 1 8.67
In the other two 200m events, junior
Anne-Marie Adams placed .second in
the Fly in 2:10.35 and Gniters rmd
freshman Julie I^pinsky took second
and third place finishes, respectively,
in the back
"Both of these women had very
good times in the backstroke," stated
Head Coach Ivd Bartsch
In all, the l^adyCats had great per
formances in each of its shorter dis
tance events
At the meet the Cats did not fair as
well in the long distance anil medley
events In the 1000 free, Adams
placed third in 10:26.87 while Thorne
captured a second place finish m the
S(K)Free in 5:03.72 Although the 2(M)
medley relay team of (iruters,
Sosnowski, Brock ,\m\ I .^luwaert cap
tured top honors in this event 1 48 81.
the 4(K) free relay team consisting ot
Robillard, Adams, I..;ipinskv and Fay
placed second in 340 5S
ITie women's diving team was not
as successful as the swimmers at the
meet In the Im diving event sopho
mores Tibby Fogarty and Meilvn Rm/
tied for a third place finish. In the 3m
diving event Fogarty and Ruiz finished
in second and third place respectively
Despite having some outstanding
individual performances, the women
were hampered by the low number of
good perf(Hmances they had I'his
lack of depth has been a problem all
year for the Cats.
"Although we had swimmers out
with injuries and sickness, the team
had an overall good meet." said
Bart.sch "We didn't have enough
depth to pull through '
The Villanova women's swimming
and diving team is l<K)king to get back
on track at their second home meet on
tomorrow against the University of
Virginia Tlie I-iidy Cats are hoping
to improve their record in time for the
Big I^ast Championships on Feb. 20.
"I think we are ready for the Big
I:asl finals," stated Assistant Coach
Sullivan
The Villanovan's
Athletes of the Week
Male
Female
Alvin Williams
Kristine Jost
Basketball ^BflVVV^Hr
nrllllUns
Track and Field
AUin.asakey V / 1 Jlllll 1 1 1)
Kristine qualified
player in the Cats ' ttn|^HB|^l(j
automatically for the
victory over Boston (J^^^^V
NC^AA Championships
College, scoring 23 v^^^^^^
by running the mile in
points, including 5 -of- ^VV^H^
4:42, good enough for
6 shooting from three-
second place in the
point range.
Terrier Classic.
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THE VILLANOVAN
January 31, 1997
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Slow start dogs Cats in latest defeat
Tim Thomas' deflected
CJeorgetown. The team
PHOTO BY kIMHl RLY COTE
three-point "shot" was not enough to propel the Cats to victory over arch-rival
continues its search for the answers tomorrow against Syracuse.
By JOE PATl ERSON
Senior Rtfxirltr
Ihe game had its moments of lev-
ity. On one play, a Tim Thomas pass
was deflected into the basket for a
three pomter. Later, 7-foot- 1 Rafal
Bigus stole the ball from a Hoya guard
and lumbered the length of the court
for a fast break.
In the end, though, it was another
disappointing loss.
The once-mighty Wildcats lost for
the fourth time in their last seven Big
East matchups, this time to the lowly
Georgetown Hoyas, 78-67.
"They came out with much more
purpose and much more desire," said
Head Coach Steve Lappas, whose
team scored only 20 first-half points.
His players tended to agree.
"They came out hungrier than we
did," remarked senior point guard
Alvin Williams, who finished with a
team-high 17 points.
"I think they were ready to play as
a team tonight," said senior center Ja-
son Lawson, who pointed to the early
turnovers. "I think that's how it be-
gan," he said.*
Indeed, the Cats' first four posses-
sions resulted in three turmwers and a
charging foul. By the time 'Nova took
its first shot from the floor, the team
was already trailing 11-2. That shot,
incidentally, was an airball layup.
The Cats' first field goal came a few
possessions later when goaltending
was called against the Hoyas.
In any event, the score was 22-7 in
a matter of minutes.
"It probably looked like we were
surprised, but we weren't surprised,"
said Lappas, who had spent time prep-
ping the team for Hoyas" defensive
pressure. "It's one thing to say it: it's
another thing to do it . . People get in
our faces and we just don't react well."
Lappas is clearly troubled by his
team's inability to string together con-
secutive victories.
"We just don't know how to handle
prosperity," he said "We lose our
edge the next game."
On a more positive note, the Cats
have not recorded consecutive defeats
since they lost to North Carolina and
St. Joe's during the 1994-95 season
With three minutes remaining in
the first half, Lawson brought his team
closer (20-26) as he hit the first of two
free throws, letting out a loud yell m
the process. Not only did the antic
brmg jeers from the Georgetown fans,
but the Georgetown team quickly
rattled off 12 unanswered points to
mount a .^8-20 halftime lead.
Just before halftime, 'Nova's frus-
tration boiled over into a a)urt melee
Georgetown Coach John Thompson
sprinted the length of the court to dif-
fu.se the situation, but it appeared as
though Howard Brown and John
Celesland might be ejected. Neither
threw punches, though, and the refer-
ees (after consulting the replay) as-
signed technical fouls to Brown and
Georgetown's Shernard Long.
In the second half, 'Nova turned
the tables. Victor Page, who had
scorched the Cats for 19 first-half
points, was held somewhat in check.
He finished with 29 points.
"Victor is pretty damn gt>od," said
Thompson.
More importantly, though, 'Nova
began to find some offense. Down 41-
23, Williams initiated the comeback
with a five-point play. He was fouled
and made his first free throw. He
missed his second, grabbed his own
rebound, scored, and got fouled again
in the process.
A pair of buckets by Chuck
Kornegay and Thomas' deflected
three-point "shot" helped bring the
Cats within four points, 41-37.
"That was incredible," said Lappas
of Thomas' shot. "You'll never see
that again."
"Hang around this league long
enough, you'll see everything," said
Thompson.
Thomas finished with 13 points,
but was only 4-of-16 from the floor.
Lawson picked up his fourth foul
with nearly 12 minutes remaining, but
Bigus answered the call. Twice, he
brought the Cats within two points,
which was the closest they came all
game
With about six mmutes remaining,
Lawson, Thomas and Kornegay had
each collected four fouls A few min-
utes later, Jahidi White took advantage
of a tentative defense and threw down
a dunk from which the Cats never re-
covered
For the game, the Cats shot just 36
percent Thomas was 3-of-9 from
three-point range, but the guards made
just l-of-7 long range shots. To com-
pound the problem, 'Nova turned the
ball over 18 times and committed 28
fouls.
The Cats travel to Syracuse tomor-
row, hopmg to avenge their 62-60 loss
from last week. The Cats dropped to
No 1 4 prior to the Georgetown game,
so the Syracuse match up will deter-
mine how far they fall for next week's
rankings Despite their recent
troubles, the Cats still have a 1.5-5
record
Cats fall to Boston College, rebound versus Pitt
By DON MKIKR
Sports Editor
I In (its had a two-game
homes!. ind ihis week, and the end re-
sults ol the two contests were pol;ir
opposites.
Against Boston College, the Cats
never got themselves going Thev
fought ,1 lost cause all day as the (inal
score iiuiKated, falling, 60-41 Tlie
story changed on Wednesday night
againsi Pitt, ,is the ( ats' dele use
smothered the Panthers and the Cats
prevailed, 54-40.
The Cats were never really firmly
ill the game against Boston College
They dug themselves a big hole mid-
way through the first half and trailed
by 15 after 2(1 minutes The inexperi
enced squad had no idea how to crawl
its way back into the game
"I thought il was an example of our
youth." said Head Coach Harrv
Perretta. "[Tins] was one of the games
where wc fell behind early and lost
our confidence Once a young team
loses its confidence, it's difficult for
them to make shots; and we shot the
hall hoireiidouslv
Penetta was not kidding On the
game the Cats were l6-for-56 from
the fie Id- a meager 28 6 percent
shooting percentage. Ihe I-,agles, on
the other hand, shot Ihe ball at a 44.4
percent clip (24-of 54) I'hat spelled
doorii for the Wildcats
Jenn BciscI was again a liright spot
for the Cats The junior tallied 18
points on 7 of 13 shooting. She also
nal'ibed three steals.
I thought Heisej [ilaved verv
well." noted Perretta. "The problem
is that early on in the year, she wasn't
scoring; other people were .scoring.
Now she's scoring, and those same
other people aren't scoring"
Freshman Jenea Skeetcrs had an
other off game for the Cats She man
aged to sink only 2 of- 1 I shots for a
total of nine points.
lenn Sliwa continued to struggle
with a knee m|ury, and had to fight
lor SIX points on a 3-of- 10 effort from
Ihe field
Viilanova turned it around 180
degrees against Pitt on Wednesday
night Ihe Cats' defense was spec
tacular. holding the Panthers to 40
points, about 10 of which came dur
iiig garbage time when the game h.id
.lire.idy been tiecided
"We have to win from Ihe defen-
sive end of the floor," said Perretta
"I thought we played extremely good
defense tonight, and that was the dif
ference We're not going to score a lot
of points, so we must hold our oppo-
nents m the high 40s [or] low 5()s to
win Hopefully at some point our of
tense will come around and we'll bt
able to win some games "
The Cats' offense did look good
against Pitt, primarily because of their
ability to run the fast break off of turn-
overs Ihe Cats' defense forced Pitt
into committing a ridiculous 36 turn-
<ners
Point guard Shanette Ix-c applied
much of the pressure and collected
eight steals, one shy of the school
record Ixc had an all around out
standing game, dishing i>ut 5 assists,
reigning in six boards and scoring
nine ptunts
Beisel continued to have an effect
all over Ihe court She had five steals,
five rebounds and 16 points She has
now scored in double figures in six
of the last seven games
"Beisel played great." Perretta
said
In addition to plaving great team
defense, the Cats played together on
offense 'I"hey performed well out of
their offensive sets, consistently mov-
ing Ihe ball around crisply and get-
ting good looks inside, shredding
Pill's defense
I"he cohesive team effort was defi-
iiilely something that the team needed
after a rough stretch of play in the last
couple of weeks The Cats had lost
three of their last four league games.
"We really needed this win,"
Beisel commented. "This game was
very important for us "
Sliwa made her regular contribu-
tion, cracking double digits with a 1 3-
poinl effort Freshman Lauren
Pcllicane saw significant time in the
hackcourt and registered six points.
Shann(^n Ferretti chipped in with four
points and four rebounds
The Cats will hit the road this
weekend and lake on Miami on Sun
day
ITiey will return home to face West
Virginia at the duPont Paviluui on
Thursday at 7 30 p m
PHfTTO BY JACKIE HOI I OWAY
.Shanette I^ec had ei{(ht thefts versu.s
Pitt, one shy of the school record.
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VILLANOVAN
ATO offends campus
By CALISTA HARDEN
News Editor
The University Alpha Tau Omega
(ATO) chapter is under scrutiny for
two flyers and a T-shirt seen as offen-
sive. The flyers app)eared on campus
and the T-shirts were donned by mem-
bers to recruit for fraternity Rush, ac-
cording to Gary Bonas of Greek Af-
fairs.
Rush for ATO, halted until a fur-
ther decision, is made by the dean of
Students office in this currently f)end-
ing case.
The two flyers were initially ap-
proved over the phone for posting by
a new IFC executive board member,
who will remain anonymous, who had
not yet received the guidelines and
training to properly approve posters.
The IFC board member said he had
not seen the f>osters or fully realized
the context and statements. The Lead-
ership Development stamp was then
transposed from previously approved
posters onto the new flyers in ques-
tion, according to the IFC executive
board member. After the office of
Greek Affairs heard about the state-
ments on the flyers last week, the staff
immediately sought to take them
down. The flyers had been hanging for
almost a week.
One flyer depicted a stick figure
nailing wooden planks in different di-
rections with the text reading, "We
nail 'em in all positions." Many have
interpreted the flyer as a reference to
women and sex. Some ATO members
contend that this is merely a direct
reference to the construction and car-
pentry of their fraternity house, but
according to Bonas, "ATO admits that
it has a double meaning."
The second flyer said: "See Rich-
ard Rush" showing a stick figure un-
der it; "See Richard Pledge" depict-
ing a stick figure with a broom, dust
pan and bucket; and then "Girls Love
Richard" displaying the stick figure
wearing an ATO shirt with a girl on
each side of him. The T-shirts mem-
bers were wearing are similar except
that "Dick" is used in place of "Rich-
ard." The sexual innuendo that can be
derived from the flyers and the T-shirt
have appalled students, faculty and
administrators. "We are frustrated and
disappointed by the situation," said
Bonas. "I don't see why they would
do this on the heels of the gender is-
sues training that we had spring se-
mester of '96."
The possible penalties, if ATO is
to be penalized, range from a warn-
ing, to the loss of good standing which
could mean not being able to accept
pledges this semester, to the loss of
recognition of the fraternity on cam-
pus. According to Bonas, "ATO had
been a fraternity with occasional mis-
haps but nothing that has raised red
flags in the past, and certainly not on
this issue."
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which some perceived to be sexuallv suugestive
VU cannot satisfy housing needs
By LllRl^riNE STORTZ
Staff Reporter
Although weeks ago Uu U>iiery;
distribution secured West Campus
housing for a number of soon-to-bc
juniors, at the same time it closed the
door of opportunity for countless oth-
ers wishing to live in the apartments.
Students continue to search for off-
campus housing in areas neighboring
the University. Most juniors are
forced to look off campus for senior
year, but many sophomores are seek-
ing housing off campus their junior
year also because they dW not receive
a Wis! C.impus apartment
_Me)»HU Saillh. a sophomore, is one
of mai)\ VA, ho w.l'^ (le()K(i ihe apiiil
iiu nls tu I lunior vcar Originallv
tciinime oil ttu school to provide ad-
equ.iit. housing tor her tirsi three years
of attendance. Smith is now looking
elsewhere after only two years on
campus.
"1 was never written up by an R. A.
and neither were the girls I intended
to live with in the apartments. I think
the h)tterv should not he random,
rather the distribution should he ha.sed
upon a student's disciplinary record,"
ikOMlli tuud. SLudeaU' disciplinary
records are currently taken into ae
eount in the lottery distrihiilion. hu! ii
IS not the main factor
I he Re\ 1 Kink harsaci, O.S.A., is
Residence Life's advisor to off -cam-
pus students. Holding his position for
the past 15 years, Farsaci is confident
he can be of help to students looking
beyond the borders of the University
for housing. "I collect off-campus
housing listings and farm them out to
people who come and see me. I up-
date these listings on a regular basis
and conslanily call landowners in
hopes t>/ /inJi/i^ homo, hu ihe stu-
dents " ' ^ ...
Sophomore Jennifer Allen, also
denied the West Campus apartments,
chose not to turn to Farsaci for help,
but rather to assume the responsibil-
ity herself. "I felt like I was being
thrown out. The whole situation is dis-
heartening to students as well as to
parents because the University claims
Student tuition brings $133 million
By TONY BOMIS
Staff Reporter
For the 1995-96 academic year,
the University had a revenue of $193
million, $133 million from student
tuition, $17,000 of which comes
yearly per individual student.
Twentynine percent, or $56 mil-
lion of the revenue, went toward in-
structional costs. Most of this money
is used to pay the faculty. Another
$28 million was directed into auxil-
iary enterprises, such as student
housing, dining services and the
University Shop. Financial aid and
scholarships also represented a large
expenditure at $26 million.
Last year, $27 million went toward
the University's facilities. This total
included $4 million for heat and elec-
tricity, $8 million for maintaining and
cleaning the buildings and $7.5 mil-
lion for interest on the University's
outstanding debt.
Eighteen million dollars went to in-
stitutional support, which entails ad-
ministrative services such as the
Registrar's office, Financial Affairs
and Public Safety, fifteen million went
to student services and athletics. Four-
teen million went to academic support,
which includes Falvey Library, the
Law Library and academic adminis-
tration.
T^e three percent of the remaining
(I 0«) RESEARCH
(14.0«)FACILmES
(13 S«) FINANCIAL AID
(9 0%) INSrrrUTIONAL SUPPOR I
1995-96 revenue was transferred to
"plant reserves" or the school's en-
dowment. An endowment is a
.school's reserve of funds which is
largely comprised of gifts and grants.
Plant reserves are significant in that
they are used to fund future construc-
tion, repairs and renovations that the
facilities operating budget does not
cover.
Though students may grumble
about it, the University's tuition is
competitive when compared to simi-
lar schools like Boston College,
Fairfield University, Providence Col-
lege and Lehigh University. David
Carey, assistant budget officer, noted
that the University's tuition increases
(29.0«) INSTRUCTION
3») STUDENT SERVICES
(3 0») TRANSFERS
(7 3«) ACADEMIC SUPPORT
(IS 0%) AUXILIARY ENItKPRIShi
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Ol IRTESY OF DAVID CAREY
of these schools, which are called
"benchmark" schools.
According to Carey, tuition rises
for several reasons. Inflation always
partially accounts for the increase.
Keeping up with new technologies in
terms of computers, the sciences and
teaching equipment also contributes to
the increase. Improving the
University's facilities is another con-
tributor to tuition increase. The
University's strong enrollment also
lends itself to a rise in tuition. Since
people want to come to the Univer-
sity, a tuition hike of two percent will
probably not deter prospective stu-
dents.
Carey said the University's tuition
dependence constrains the school,
leaving it with a lack of flexibility in
terms of the tuition increases. The
University's efforts to improve the
quality of its program and facilities
will inevitably lead to higher tuition.
The University is attempting to dimin-
ish its tuition dependence by enlarg-
ing its endowment and .seeking other
sources of revenue. The University's
endowment has grown rapidly over the
la.st few years and the endowment's
investment earnings should have a
positive impact on the University's
operating budget.
The University's endowment is
roughly $ no million, lower than most
of its benchmark schools. College of
the Holy Cross ($228 million),
Lafayette University ($330 million)
and Boston College ($670 million) are
just a few of these schools with much
larger endowments
they can offer everyone three years
guaranteed housing, but really they
cannot."
While searching f<n an off -campus
residence, Allen encountered difficul-
ties students in her same position al.so
face Prohlems with the landlords
seem almost inevitable. "The leases
are ridiculous because they are so one-
sided. They protect the landowner and
leave the students out of luck," Allen
said. "The leases do not protect the
students and will not hold up in court.
An eviction is always possible."
Kathy Byrnes, assistant to the dean
of Students and the University's legal
advisor, confers with students who
have been evicted from their off-cam-
pus locations and offers possibilities
to them. "If on-campus housing is
available, then the University would
be glad to accommodate those who
have beenevicted. The problem is,not
much, if any, housing is available,"
said Byrnes. Students will not be
thrown out onto the streets. Most
landowners do not evict their tenants
until they have found another place to
live.
Senior Pete Acton , president of the
Student Government Association, is
disappointed with the school's re-
sponse to inadequate housing needs.
"It does not seem as if the University
is making this issue enough of a pri-
ority. If the school is not going to build
more on-campus housing, then they
need to devote more resources to help
students find off-campus apartments."
SGA is currently creating a pam-
phlet which will aid students with
questions about off-campus housing.
The pamphlet will give students an
idea of what to expect from landown-
ers as well as informing them of area
zoning laws. Among other things, it
will also tell students where to go for
help when they need it.
Neighboring colleges such as
Haverford, Bryn Mawr and Rosemont
all provide their students with guar-
anteed four years of housing. Other
larger universities such as Seton Hall,
LaSalle and St. Joseph's give their stu-
dents the same guarantee. For $175
one can get a list from local real es-
tate agents with regard to all the avail-
able housing in the area which is sup-
posedly more complete than list Resi-
dence Life currently has, according to
sophomore Kim Cote
i.
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rHISWEEK
Editorials 04
FYI 10
Features 11
Entertainment ....14
Sports 26
Editorials
Mike Llewellyn once again single-
handedly attempts to save Burma
(is he aware of any other issues?).
We think he has stock in Coke.
Ann experiences performance
anxiety (get your mind out of the
gutter). We decided to keep the
Patterson Perspective, so get your
weekly dose of conservativism
before he graduates and gets
married to VU's most attractive
media personality.
Features
Young Dan profiles African-
American alumni and runs up our
phone bill in the process. Finally,
someone is brave enough to ask
what that huge electronic box in
the Connelly Center is. It's not as
interesting as it looks. The news
editors spent more time in the
office, so read their section instead.
ElVTERTAINMEIVrr
There are two movie reviews
this week, but only "Pictun"
Perspectives" is worth reading.
Cara wn»te an article on some
book alxtiit the women who
hooked up with Heal p<H't.s or
soiiu-lhing. She s feeling a bit
frisky since her vacuum cleaner
attacked her neck.
Sports
Once again, I didn't read the
sports section. However, I
understand that we have a very
good basketball team that is
traveling to Kansas or Kenya or
something. Don Meier did a fine
job this week. It must be that new
haircut.
THE VILLANOVAN
February 7, 1997
C&F revamps requirements
By KEN RACOWSKl
Staff Reporter
There are several changes
planned for the College of Com-
merce and Finance which include
offering classes within tht* Honors
Program, adding a new technology
course, attaining a corporate spon-
sor and possibly rcquiruig students
to have laptop computers.
These changes would affect cur-
rent and/or future Commerce and
Finance students. Some of these ad-
justments in the core curriculum and
the requirements for business ma-
jors will take effect next semester
while others are still being dis-
cussed.
Dr. Thomas R. Monahan, dean
of Commerce and Finance has sent
a proposal to the Rev. Kail C. Ellis,
O.S.A., dean of the College of Lib-
eral Arts and Sciences which re-
quests approval for the business
school to become a part of the cur-
rent Core Humanities Seminar se-
quence.
The English department has also
agreed to develop a new Writing
Rhetoric course to accompany the
current English 1050, which will
serve as the writing intensive litera-
ture course required for all Com-
merce and Finance students.
Monahan believes that approval of
these two measures is likely and tlial
they hopefully will be in place at the
start of the Fall 1997 semester.
A change for next tall that has
already been officially approved is
the business .school's participation
in the Honors program. The Col-
lege has been approved to offer in-
troductory level courses. Business
Law 1090 and Economics 1 ()(»!, in
the fall.
"We are expecting the success ot
these initial offerings lo allow us to
offer advanced level i < lurses m 1 it )u-
ors in future semesters." stated
Monah.in.
More additions to the curriculum
for next semester involve the fresh-
man and sophomore accounting pro^
gram. Anew technology course will
be added to the accounting sequence
so thai freshman will he required to
take this course before financial ac-
counting and managerial accounting
This would then j)ush principles ol
accounting I and 11 to a student's
sophomore vear All three of these
courses will place an emphasis on the
use of technology in accounting.
Eric Ouisenberry, Student Govern-
ment Association (SGA) Commerce
and Finance senator stated, "We re-
ally appreciate Dean Mt)nahan's ag-
gressive pursuit of these changes and
the fact that he has hel[Kd to propel
the business school hack lo the top ot
the University's priorities."
The following components of the
Commerce and Finance core curricu-
lum are currently under review hy a
suh-committee ol the Commerce and
Finance curriculum committee with
that subcommittee's recommendation
to the full committee due in May of
this year: The Religious Studies and
Parking poses big problems
By NK HOLI VAI LEE
Siajj Hcptnier
Even before expansion and iks\
building construction of the Mendel
anne.x. parking has heen an everydav
problem for faculty, .staff and students,
according to Brian Herrick. parking
manager tor the University.
"There truly isn't a parking short-
age at Villanova. Us more of a park-
ing inconvenience. Since the apart-
ments were huilt, there is more park
ing available in the Main Lot, but it
isn't always convenient for tacultv and
students," said Herrick
Conversely, James Johnson, a
member of the Parking Appeals (\)m-
mittee at the University said, "All
schools and probably all places will
sometimes have more people than
spaces. It's problematic enough to
have to accomnK)dale everyone who
works here, let alone tho.se who are
students here."
Out of all the places on campus
where p.irking presents a problem to
(acuity, stall and students, the West
Campus parking area is considered the
most troublesome "West Campus is
inconvenient," Herrick said. "Not
everyone can have a spot there. Since
only two spots are allotted for a lour
person apartment, many students are
t iced with inconvenient parking "
Herrick believes there should he
more parking on the University's cam-
pus, hut said, "Parking lots are very
costly, approximately $2,()0()-.S,()(M)
per space." There are also Fnviron-
mental Protection Agency guidelines
to follow "For every ten spaces that
are created," Herrick said, " you must
create a traffic island with soil and
trees. Also, the cost and amount ol
maintenance for the lots are enor-
mous."
Herrick would also like to expand
the West Campus lot and add spaces
to the troublesome parking area. "Fu-
ture plans to huild more West Cam-
pus apartments are currently in the
works, and the Kennedy Hall parking
lot may be expanded to accommodate
visitors and students who are picking
up mail or other items," he said.
Although the addition o( the new
apartments will probably translate into
more parking tor the West Campus,
Herrick is skeptical. "1 haven't seen
the plans for the expansion yet," he
said "There will probably be addi-
tional spaces created, hut never
enough for all apartment residents to
p.irk there."
However, Herrick believes that
other areas on Main Campus will be
receiving additional parking as well
"There are plans to add parking for
the new Chemical Engineering build-
ing and for Mendel Hall after that
building is expanded. Unfortunately,
during the construction phase, we have
lost up to one-third of inner campus
[)arking spaces," he continued
Johnson, however, said, "If v/e had the
space, it could he expanded. There
really isn't space within the interior
of the campus (Lancaster Avenue to
the railroad tracks behind Mendel
Hal)."
John (lallen, executive director of
Facilities Management said, "A park-
ing consultant is about to do a com-
plete analysis of the entire campus and
give us recommendations for any pos-
sible parking improvements or addi-
tions." The school is exp)ected to see
the reports in late February or March.
Also, plans are tentative for an expan-
sion of the Lower Bartley lot, the visi-
tor parking lot adjacent to the soft-
hall field.
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Cheating comes
with penalties
By ANCiLLINA S. VOLPE
Staff Kefxtrter
The locus of Feh. 1.^ at the Uni
versity will be the importance of aca-
demic integrity. There is currently a
need lor a hroader and more unified
university stance on this Lssue accord-
ing to Dr. John Friede, a member of
the Academic Integrity board.
The focus should not be on puni-
tive measures and how to avoid them
hut, rather, the need to avoid them. As
It now stands, the College of Arts and
Sciences has the most comprehensive
and explicit policy regarding academic
integrity, written by the AD HOC
committee.
Faculty and students are recom-
mended to serve on this lx)ard and they
handle any cases of academic integ-
rity which are brought before them.
Both Friede and student Maureen
Finan, who brought the issue to the
campus" attention, serve on this board.
Teachers will stress the need for
honesty and individuality in one's
work on the llth and 12th. Perhaps
they will recite a few examples of
those who have fallen from good
graces, such as the following.
Case one: A class assignment was
to visit an art museum, observe a work
of art and write a paper on the work
A student reported on a lithograph
which was not on exhibit and the stu-
dent did not make an appointment to
view the work. The student received
the grade of F for the paper.
Case two: A student mis.sed two
laboratory periods with the excuse of
a back injury for which the student
was being treated by a physician. The
student was informed that a d(Ktor's
note was required under course policy
The student produced a note, but,
when the faculty member called the
doctor's office, the office stated that
there was no record that the student
was being treated The student con-
fessed that the note was forged The
student failed the course.
Case three: During a final exam, a
student had a question. As the faculty
member approached, the student
pulled the cuff of the sleeve over the
hand and held the edge in fist. The
faculty member also noted that the
student's hand was badly smudged
with ink When the student handed in
the exam, the faculty member noted
the sleeve pulled way down again.
The faculty confronted the student in
the hall, with a witness present, and
found that extensive information was
written on the student's hand and arm.
The student received a zero on the
exam and failed the course
"These are just a few examples of
cases that we have handled Obvi-
ously, these occurred before and have
now been released because these stu
dents are no longer at the University. "
said Friede, a member of the board.
Whatever the case may be, it re-
mains that further explanation is
needed. Hopefully, the answers will
be found on Feb. 13 when the Univer-
sity unites for the first ever Academic
Integrity day.
When Integrity Day finally arrives,
the hope of Friede, Finan and others
is that the awareness level has been
raised. They simply want the com-
munity to be aware, alert, and active
in this day and in this pursuit of aca-
demic honesty, excellence, and integ-
ritv.
The integrity of students with regard to academics is to be explored on Feb. 13
I'liOlODV JACKlhllAl 1 l)W,-\-i
Changes for Dougherty anticipated
By BILL lAWKKNCE
Staff Rt-porltr
This .spring Dining Services will he
sending out surveys to student mail-
boxes and gathering focus groups in
order to get student input for the pro
posed renovations to Dougherty din-
ing hall.
According to Timothy Dietzler,
director of operations for Dining Ser-
vices, an official blueprint for the reno-
vations has not been made, but there
IS a plan that gives an idea of what the
building might look like. An architect
has not been selected for the project
yet.
Donahue Hall was built in antici-
pation of the new renovations to
Dougherty, according to Dietzler.
"One level of Dougherty will operate
while the other is renovated... so
Donahue was built first in order to re-
lieve an overcrowded I^ougherty," saitl
Dietzler Many departments use
Dougherty as well as many students,
so the renovations were a long time
coming according to Dietzler.
The upper level of Doughertv is
planned to fe.iture <i quick pick up
snack area with a possibility of braiul
name venders "This area will be tor
students who just want a quick snack
before they go to class," said Dietzler
On the same level there are plans for
a full service restaurant in which stu-
dents and faculty will be waited on.
"This will create a nice setting and
offer a change of atmosphere lor stu
dents, " said Dietzler. The lower level
of Dougherty will be modeled after the
Donahue food court with variations in
the actual food served, hut still main-
taining an all you can eat policy. Also,
students will he able to watch their
food being prepared "It will he ver\
visual, ".said Michael McGuckin, pro-
duction, marketing manager lor Din-
ing Services.
Additional improvements will also
he made in order to accommodate stu-
dent groups and services. According
to Dietzler, there are plans to extend
Dougherty out to the Oreo with out-
side cafe tables .iiul designated areas
for outside vendors .Mso iinder con
sideration is a hair s.iion toi hoili men
and women. 1 he proposed renov.iiioiis
will also make an attempt to cie.ite
more space lor student organizations,
according to Dietzler.
There are no official plans |ust yet,
hut action will begin sometime this
spring with possible completion hy the
vear 2(HK). saidDielzler "Right now
student input is the key... the focus
groups and surveys will he very im-
portant for the final decisions,"
Dietzler added
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Associate Kditor
(iina Kullo
Maiiaj^in^ Kditor
Jim Donio
txeciitivc Kditor
We have issues.
Academic
Integrity Day
misses the mark
Cheaters never win, but they do get better grades. These
words ofwisdom have induced more students at Villanova
than at almost any other school to engage in academic
dishonesty. According to a 1 ^^^5 survey, Villanova scored
a whopping 21 percent above other comparable schools.
Although there is a University policy regarding aca-
demic integrity, it does not discourage those who want to
cheat. The Blue Book states that the first cheating of-
tense will result in a failure for the course, and the sec-
ond oftense will result in expulsion. This may seem suf-
ficient to deter most cheaters. However, enforcement is
impossible, and most incidents go unreported.
The question of how to stop cheaters remains. If a strict
University policy does not stop them, what will? The ad-
ministration formed a committee and decided to celebrate
an Academic Jntegrity Day. We at the Villanovan are not
exactly sure what this day will entail, but we imagine it
will highlight some of history's most infamous cheaters,
as well as ways to channel the energy once spent making
cheat sheets.
The University has no control over the delinquent mind.
1 hose who cheat will continue to do so, even if every
day was dubbed Academic Integrity Day. The only solu-
tion is for professors to open their eyes to the reality in
their classrooms. Instead of merely complaining about
the situation, faculty must take action, regardless of pos-
sible repercussions.
The lack of academic integrity is not only evident on
this campus, but at colleges and universities throughout
the United States. Cheating is a fact of life. There is no
one solution for its complete elimination. Certainly some-
thing as transparent as devoting a day to the problem does
not go far enough.
for iV»+cgr/^t *^*"H
L E
Action taken by
IFC lacks
responsibility
To the Editor:
llie definition of responsitiility is
"a particular burden of obligation upon
a person who is responsible." I was
curious to know if the newly elected
officials of The Inter-Fraternity
C'ounsil have ever seen this w(»rd be-
torc. I say this because i^{ the recent
controversy that their lack of respon-
sibility has caused around this cam
pus.
Hveryone has seen one of the now
intamous Alpha fau Omega t-rater-
nity Rush posters, that are the subject
of this controversy. I'hese posters
could be seen as being in bad taste.
However, as I have spoken to mem-
bers of this fraternity, it has come to
my attention that the conViotation that
these posters took on was not ATO's
intention.
A statement has been released by
IFC and Panhel., saying that they in
no way condoned or approved of
these posters and that they were
ashamed for ATO's actions. How-
ever, I had the opportunity to see quite
a few of these posters around campus,
and every single one that I saw had a
University stamp at the bottom that
said in boldface letters, "approved."
This is the reason why I asked if IFC
had ever seen the word responsibility
before
First, they approved these post-
ers, which most people could realize
could be taken in p<XH taste Now, due
to the fact that many people on cam-
pus, including some members of the
administration have been offended,
IFC" does not want to take rrsponsi
hilitv tor approving these posters
They have diverted all of the blame u^
the members of ATO. who do not en
lirely deserve il
In return, II( is supposed to Innk
out for the good ol the (ireek system,
esjxcially in a lime when the Dniver
sity will ilo anvthing it can to get rid
of (ireek life IFC" has admitted in
their statemeni that these posters were
offensive
Therefore, when the elected offi-
cials first came into contact with these
offensive posters, they should not have
approved them Ihc effects of the
posters are obviously detrimental to
Greek life
I am not a memlwr of a fraternity,
but I am the first to admit that without
(ireek life at Villanova, our campus
would suffer a great deal. Fraterni
tics do a great deal for this Univer
sity, including helpmg to a.vsure that
when we come back as alumni there
will be much for all of u.s to look, for
ward to. 1 would like tt) think that an
organization, such as IFC" would be
very responsible about not letting
(jreek life suffer any setbacks. Not
only because they love their own fra-
ternities, but also because they love
this university Yes, these were
A lO's posters.
However, once that stamp was put
on the bottom of the posters, they be-
came IFCs responsibility. ATO may
have been irresponsible for not being
able to see that there posters ccnild
have been taken the wrong way
However, IFC" is guilty of irresponsi-
bility to the entire (Ireek System and
this University.
Jason («amba
Class of 1998
Commuter
concerns are
not met by the
University
To the Editor:
Since day one, I have made a huge
effort to become involved in
Villanovas Community. Unfortu-
nately, the majority of commuters are
either not encouraged to participate in
on-campus events and organizations
or prohibited from being involved due
to financial or family responsibilities.
In response to the Jan. 31 editorial
in The Villanovan ("Commuters need
to get more involved"). 1 agree. TTiis
University needs to wake up to the
needs of the average commuting stu-
dent. By not having a lounge on cam-
pus, they are not giving commuting
students an area to socialize or relax
during the school day A lack of a
lounge also promotes a lack of com
munication and in turn, a lack ot
unity.
On campus students gel a large
c|uantilv ol mail about oppurtunities
available and upcoming events Sadly,
this mail never makes its wav to the
off-campus students Ihis lounge
could be a communication center, of
sorts
Finally. Villanov.) prides itself on
our campus being one big happy fam-
ily Regrettably, this is'not the case!
A large section of our population is
left out of the mix This problem will
persist unless the administration and
organizations see commuting students
in a new light -as assets to our com-
munity If you are a commuting stu-
dent and you want to get involved in
activities (no matter what your year
or interest), please call me at the Stu-
dent Ciovernment Office
Melissa Lewis
Class ori997
E R S
SGA lacks
men's concerns
and tree
committee
To the Kditor:
I was glad to see the progress that
has been made by the Student (iov
ernment Association in the area ol stu
dent life. Ihe hiring ot a gynecolo-
gist and the purchase of a new radio
transmitter are great improvemenis
that v/ill certainly make Villanova a
better place to live
However, there are still things that
need to be done, and certain issues are
not even being addressed. I believe
the source of this problem is that Stu-
dent Government is too small. Sur-
veys have shown that there are still
eight people on campus who are not
members of SGA. We must get those
people involved
The creation of several new cabi-
net positions should do the trick
While we have a Women's Concerns
cabinet position, no thought is being
given to men's concerns. This must
stop now! I demand that a Men's
Concern's cabinet position be created
immediately. Also, given the recent
uproar concerning trees, it might be
in our b)est interests to form a tree com-
mittee as well.
These changes will certainly help
us all
Jonathan M. Klick
Class of 1997
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Restoring family is essential in war against poverty
By .lOK PAriKKSON
Tuesday was a day ot hope for me
J.C. Watts' stirring answer to Bill
Clinton's State of the Union address
demonstrated a vision uncharacteris-
tic of national politicians. He spoke
of faith and family, elucidating a phi-
losophy that put less trust in the fed-
eral government and more faith in the
people. Fortunately, Congress has al-
ready begun to take some of the nec-
essary steps.
In August, Congress passed a wel-
fare reform bill that gave more au-
tonomy to the states. Since then, there
has been little discussion about the
direction the various states would take.
Considering the effect past federal
welfare policies have had on the fam-
ily structure, this could be the most
important legislative task the state
governments have undertaken in de-
cades.
In the past, the government allow-
ances have had the distinct effect of
discouraging marriage. In fact, when
coupled with the sexual revolution, the
entitlement revolution has wreaked
havoc on the traditional family model
Before the l%()s, 85 percent of teen-
age mothers were married before their
babies were born. In fact, fewer than
one of every 10 pregnancies resulted
in single parenthood. Since the era
of the Great Society, though, the rate
of single-parent families has tripled.
While these historical conjunctions
do not prove causality, a strong corre-
lation certainly exists. To be sure, the
programs are aimed toward maximiz-
ing one's independence. In that sense,
the programs can be viewed as a nec-
essary ingredient of the feminist
movement. Maybe some feminists
would praise the decline of fatherhcxxl
in America, but it is doubtful that the
phenomenon of single-parenting has
translated directly into increased fe-
male freedom.
Indeed, 87 percent of single-par-
ent families are female headed, with
nearly half of these households below
the poverty line. Hence, the femini-
zation of poverty occurs. As of IW.S.
95 percent of the participants in Aid
to Families with Dependent Children
were single-mother families.
The personal dependence formerly
expressed in reference to a husband
has been replaced by an impersonal
dependence on government.
Far from being merely pious
preaching, his concerns are borne nut
by recent data.
Children from single-parent homes
likely are to receive less educational
opportunities, have less access to qual-
ity health care, are more likely to have
kids out of wedlock, and tend to be
more impoverished once they reach
adulthood. As one social scientist
noted, "the collapse of marriage is cre-
ating a whole generation of children
less happy, less physically and men-
tally healthy, less equipped to deal
with life or produce at work, and more
dangerous to themselves and others."
The majority of today's generation
ul kids will live with a single mother
before they reach age 18. Corre-
sjioiulinglv, this generation of chil-
dren will have a higher poverty rate
than the preceding generation, a phe-
nomenon not seen in recent history.
Clearly, several factors favor a tra-
ditional two-parent household. In
such an arrangement, usually at least
one of the parents is able to work full
time Economies of scale also come
into play, and factors such as child care
and moral support become less prob-
lematic.
Further, marriage has a p<isitive
effect on the work habits of those in-
volved Husbands, for e.x.imple. work
511 percent harder than bachelors of
comparable age, education and skills.
I am optimistic that the stales can
find a compassionate alternative to the
policies that have lett two generations
of citizens dependent on an unrespon-
sive government. Obviously, restor-
ing the family structure shouUi be a
top priority. Without that, we will
continue to fight a losing battle against
p<werty.
Stupid sheep should stop
talkmg and start acting
Regressional analysis has shown
that family structure and marital sta-
tus are better indicators of poverty than
education, 10, race, sex, home own-
ership, location and discrimination. In
fact, of the single mothers currently
on welfare, over 60 percent will be on
it for 10 or more years as they cycle
on and off during their lifetime.
Tragically, the predicament created
by single parents on welfare puts the
next generation in a disadvantageous
situation. When John Paul II argues
against certain welfare policies, his
major complaint deals with the results
of misguided economic incentives: "It
often hapf)ens that people are discour-
aged from creating the proper condi-
tions for human reproduction." He is
concerned that the "human ecology"
necessary for proper child-rearing
simply does not exist.
Attention political gurus
The Villanovan is looking for
new columnists for the Fall
1997 semester. If interested,
call 519-7206 for more
information.
ByANNGAVAGHAN
1 really don't want to write a col-
umn this week. Last week's column
was so much fun to write, I'm really
despondent over this one. I guess I'm
neurotic. Instead of being happy that
I produced a column that people en-
joyed reading, I've got performance
anxiety. There's no way I'm going to
be able to write anything like that this
week, so if I gained any new readers
last week, I know they're just going
to write me off as a one hit wonder. I
just have this image of people pick-
ing up the paper and saying, "Boy, last
week she was really funny, but this
week?"
But what bothers me the most
about last week's column is not the
fact I'm probably now past my prime
as a columnist, but that it did succeed
in affecting so many people. Many
people I talked to were outraged at
what the posters said. Others told me
that my column wasn't critical
enough, believing that ATO deserved
more censure.
That may be true. However, it is
not my responsibility to reflect public
opinion. The posters got me angry, so
I wrote about them. Since the posters
were taken down last Tuesday (or were
supposed to be taken down last Tues-
day), 1 knew a lot of people had not
seen the signs. So I wrote my column
to let people know about something
they may have missed.
From that point, it is your respon-
sibility to do something. The discus-
sion shouldn't end with what I write
While it would be flattering to have
the last word, I also find it very scary
that people are content to let me have
the final say. I would like to hope that
what 1 write would be spur people to
act, but oftentimes, it just spurs people
to say, "Right on!"
not lust
If you were disturbed by ATO's
signs, what did you do about it? Did
you complain to the Office of Z^'ader-
ship I>evelopment? Did you complain
to Father Stack? Did you find some-
one wearing ATO letters and complain
to them? Or did you sit (m your butt
and rail against the horror and injus-
tice of it all? Fortunately for us, some-
one took action. Because some stu-
dents had enough gumption to speak
out, ATO's rush was suspended pend-
ing further investigation.
I know I've said this before, but do
you realize how easy it is to affect
change on this campus? If you spread
your message loud enough and hard
enough, someone will eventually have
to respond. And it doesn't require
much effort. How long does it take to
write a letter? To make a phone call?
I'o pay a visit? And since so few stu-
dents speak up, the administration is
always interested in the opinions of
those who do.
Pardon my immodesty, hut [leople
ask me. "What is the campus going to
do without you next year'.'" 1 know it's
supposed to be complimentary, but I
always think that's a silly question.
The campus will continue quite well
without me.
What ama/es me is that people
believe that I make such a big differ-
ence here. I'm just one student here,
yet my influence is perceived to be
great. It's not like 1 mind that fact, but
it makes me wonder about V''illanova.
My peers treat me, a loudmouthed
freak, like some kind of knowledge-
able, respected figure just because I've
been in a couple of demonstrations?
Frankly, if 1 were you. Id think a b\ue-
haired girl screaming on the Oreo
mere/y meant the weather was warm
enough to let the wackos outdoors. Oh
wait, that's what a lot of you do think.
But you continue to let me mouth off
unchallenged. Stupid sheep.
I'm tired now. not just because it's
late and 1 still have to do my laundry
after 1 finish this, but because Im sick
of fighting for stuff. My time here is
almost done, and I'm pretty happy
with the wav things have turned out.
Iwo of the things 1 was really hoping
for have come to pass: a gynecologist
and a new transmitter for WXVU.
So I should probably cut my losses
and be satisfied with that However,
I'm a sick codependent who lets her
happiness rely on the actions of oth-
ers. So please — make me happy. Go
get angrv and do something about
what makes you angry. And if anyone
would happen to get angry about my
laundry, I'd really appreciate it.
University must implement Academic integrity code
By MARC ANGELACCIO
Academic Integrity Day is coming!
I can't wait until next Thursday Fi
nally, a day without cheating, cx)py-
ing and falsifying. It will vie for po-
sition with the Great American
Smokeout for days to negate some-
thing that should be negated everyday
I guess I am supposed to give up cheat
ing on that day. Oh no, I don't know
if I can; I have a big test that day and
I am supposed to get the an.swers for
it Tliursday morning.
Does all this sound ludicrous'.' Il
is. After reading last week's article
on the formation of this holiday for
crib notes, I had to laugh The idea
that the University actually has an
Academic Integrity Day is absurd. lb
think that a special day has to be set
aside so that we can concentrate on
integrity, something that should be a
given every day, tells us a lot about
who we are at this University
You would think that integrity
would not be an issue at a university
,lQteyUjt kk Bot M»me4fun^-tbat>.sh«Hl(i
be in.stitutionalized, discu,s.sed or even
cared about for a day, it is something
that .should be commonplace, not only
at Villanova, but every institution of
higher learning
Unfortunately, this ideal, like mcrst,
IS never reached. According to the
survey that was conducted on integ-
rity at Villan(wa and other schools, we
rank considerably higher than the
other in.stitutions in all forms of cheat
ing, copying and falsifying.
When it comes to fabricating a bib-
liography or helping s(mieone else
cheat on an exam, we are ranked
higher nationally than the men's bas
ketball team Should we be surprised'.'
Kijj Dot, 1 have personally known or
heard of someone who has commit-
ted at least one of the sins on the sur
vey, from copying answers while tak
ing an exam to falsifying lab results
More disturbing is that none of these
people I knew or heard of ever got
caught or reprimanded, nor did they
feel any guilt for what they did. Are
we to assume that these people were
not caught because they are expert
cheaters? Or were they not caught
because no one really cares if they
cheat or not'
1 hate to think that it is the latter,
but 1 do It seems that integrity nowa-
days, especially at the University, has
been cheapened I or students, cheat
ing ju.st happens, and it really d(Ks not
hurt anyone involved So why care'
Why feel any type of guilt for doing
it? Furthermore, the cheating student
is rarely caught, so there is little to lose
in doing it.
I'eachers often turn the other way
from cheating students, not because
he or she does not believe in repri
manding a person for cheating, but
becarise of the fear of fals'elv accus-
ing someone. Teachers' reputations
among students is ju.st as important
as their reputations in the larger
Villanova community A teacher who
falsely accuses his or her students of
dishonesty will not be looking for a
large enrollment in his or her classes
next semester
The administration at Villanova has
the most power to establish a respect
able amount of integrity at this insti
tution They could establish an honor
code that must be individually ac-
knowledged and accepted by every
person at the University Schools with
a code scored considerably lower in
cheating, copying and falsifying in the
same survey that Villanova scored
shameful marks Undoubtedly, an
honor code does make a difference in
establishing integrity at an institution
Believe it or not, but an integrity
code does exist for the University, but
it is located in the Blue Book, a docu
ment which few |X"ople have, let alone
read Hence, the code is hardly vis
ible to the students, those who need
to live by it the most Furthermore,
the cmle is somewhat ambiguous, stat-
ing "any form of dishonesty, or the
use of any mind-altering or perfor-
mance enhancing influence beyond
one's own God given talents are
strictly prohibited" Huh' Iliis does
not really tell me what happens and
how it happens if someone is caught
cheating. More importantly, it does
not give a prtKcdure to report some-
one else who might be cheating
The University should take action
and establish a clearly outlined Integ-
rity ("ode, something that should set
clear procedures concerning the re
porting of dishonesty, as well as out-
line the punishments for liishonesty.
Most importantly, the code should
be a highly visible principle which all
people in the University will be forced
to acknowledge and live by before
entering Ihe Vill:inov;i community
Only then would we not have a single
day loffKuson integrity at Villanova.
only then would integrity be a concern
everyday .it the \ 'iiivensly.
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THE VILLANOVAN
February 7, 1997
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Fattah letter to the editor evokes campus response
Message about
King was not
political
To thf Lditor:
This k-ttcr is a response [o llic let-
ter submitted by Joyce (iarc/ynski in
last week's Villurunun It is very re-
freshing to see stiulents at Vilhinova
University so eoncerned al)out Mar-
tin Luther King on the day which com-
memorates his incredible mlluence
towards the betterment of our society.
Unlortuiiateiv, it seems that some ct)n-
cerns followed an errant path
The fact that Villanova is being
criticized by any membei ot the stu-
dent body for allowing a prominent
member of Philadelphia's community
to speak about the acct)mplishments
and message of Martin Luther King
is ludicrous Ciarc/ynski maintains
that Villanova never should have al-
lowed a congressman who is pro-
choice to speak on our campus.
Does the fact that Congressman
Fattah supports a woman's right to
have an abortion make him a bad per-
son? If I believe that abortion is ac-
ceptable in some cases, does that mean
that Villanova should never have al-
lowed me to attend because I do not
agree with ever> belief that the Catho-
lic Church holds? Do you want to at-
tend a school that approaches life with
a totally closetl mind? It is refreshing
to see that Villanova was open-minded
enough to allow a person who is pro-
choice to speak on campus about Dr.
King.
Another point that is being over-
looked is that Congressman Fattah 's
speech was not a political one. He
came to ViUanov a niU to speak about
the advantages ot partial birth abor-
tions, but to encourage cultural aware-
ness in the celebration of a great civil
rights leader such as Dr. King.
The Villanova ChuKh may not
have been the best place to give his
speech, but the message about King
was not political, Fattah did not pro-
mote his p»)lilical party or views. His
theme was the betterment of our so-
ciety, racial equality and a most
Catholic beliel: peace. Instead of dis-
couraging the efforts of the Univer-
sity to be culturally aware, as well as
accept the beliefs of others, it would
be much better for (urr school and our
society to applaud Villanova rather
than |udge people on their personal
philosophies.
Michael Kaulli
Class of 2000
Fattah fights for
impoverished
To the Editor:
Joyce Garczynski thinks that Rep-
resentative Fattah, because he is pro-
choice, is not a good role model for
Martin Luther King Day because King
"helped the oppressed realize the
rights owed to them by society."
Aborted fetuses, Garczynski claims,
are an oppressed group deserving of
protection. As a fellow pro lifer, I
agree with her and disagree with
Fattah "s pro-choice stance.
While Fattah may not be fighting
tor the rights of unborn babies, he is
fighting for the rights of a larger op-
pressed group; impoverished urban
residents. He has t ought for more
funding tor central cities' transporta-
tion agencies, those of you who use
SLP TA know that it sucks and is in
desperate need of financial aid just to
survive If a viable transportation net-
work does not exist, poor people are
i.solated from society and cannot eas-
ilv find work.
Originators of offensive poster
need reflection
To the Kditor:
1 was most dis.ifipointed while
walking down .i hallwav recently to
see a flyer posted by a fraternity which
featured the prcmiinent message. We
nail them in all positions'" To say that
such language is disrespecttul tow.ird
women is an understatement, it is de-
meaning and outrageous
It was <ill the more disappointing
that such a flyer had some sort of offi-
cial stamp permitting it to be posted
Blue Key has two commuters
To the K.ditor: ""■ organization Blue Key extends
an inv itation lo applv for membership
We are writing in lespon.se to the to anyone in the Villanova commu
editorial printed in last week's nity. In tact, ones residential status
VJ//r//irnY/Ai entitled "Commuters Need has no bearing on the selection pn
and that It was on display in lolentiiie,
the administration building of the Uni-
versity I am glad that the flvers are
no longer posteil I( those who origi
nallv composed and posted the flyer
do not understand why its language is
otfensive, they need to engage in some
education and reflection.
David M. Barrett
As.sistant Pn)fessor
Political Science
To (ict More Involved " In that ar-
ticle, it was stated that the Mine Key
Society has no commuter students. We
would like to inform you that there are
currentlv two commuter students m
cess and such intormation is not asked
for on our applications.
I he Blue Key Kxeciiti\e Board
Greeks apologize for posters
To the Editor:
The Greek community would like
to express our sinceresi apologies to
Villanova for the ollensive l-shirts
and Rush posters which were distrib
uted by AF ( ) We neither support nor
condone the .utions taken by this or
gani/ation
In <i time when the (ireek commu
nitv IS taemg tremendous eliallenges,
we aie stiivmg to im[)lement positive
change. Actions such as these only
lattah has also [iiessed for fund-
ing lo help rebuilil ianercity neighl>oi
hoods which are crumbling, impov-
erished and meccas for criminals. The
problem ol poverty cannot be solved
by government alone, and the g(wern-
ment has a responsibility to use its
limited resources in an efficient man
ner to maximize results. Fattah un-
derstands, however, that the govern-
ment should have some role in help-
ing the poor find jobs and in making
innercitv America a place where one
can tind work, have access to quality
education which will prepare young-
sters tor the workforce, live without
fear of getting shot and where the
spirit of community thrives. For that,
I commend him.
Prior lo Faltah's speech, a choir
preformed; the acoustics in the chapel,
in addition to a special area designed
for musicians, made it the most logi-
cal place to hold the event. If there
were no musical performance prior to
Faltah's speech, I would agree with
Garczynski's central thesis that the
'Villanova Church was not the appro-
priate venue for the event.
Phil Mayer
Class ofl 997
Personal beliefs
should not get in
the way of
learning
To the Editor:
I would like to resp<ind to Joyce
Garczynski's letter concerning the
choice of Representative Fattah as the
speaker for the commemoration of
serve to hinder our cause and our ef
forts We assure the community that
the incident will not be tolerated and
actions will be taken to ensure that this
will not occur in the future.
As the newly elected IFC/Panhel
executive boards, we are embarrassed
by this occurrence This incident
strengthens out desire to bring about
c liaiige in the (ireek community
The Interfraternity and
Panhellcnic Councils
Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr
Firs', 1 find it extremely amusing
that Ms. Ciarczynski condemns any
political activity m a chapel. Those of
us with strong moral and spiritual be-
liefs should follow the examples of
people such as Jesus, the apostle Paul,
and, of course, the Rev. Dr Martin
Luther King, Jr Their strong faith
guided them in speaking out against
political wrongs.
1 would also like to remind Ms.
Garczynski that college is a place to
expand our horizons and challenge us
to question. As a freshman, I also had
lixed standards and immovable ideals.
Four years later, 1 realize that I have
learned more from speakers that I have
not always agreed with. Whether or
not my standards and ideals have
changed, allowing for the possibility
of change has made me a more whole
person.
Finally, it is important to remem-
ber not to let our personal beliefs stand
in the way of learning. Fattah was
invited to help commemorate the great
Rev. Dr Martin Luther King Jr, which
he did. The abortion issue was not rel-
evant to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's
outreach, and, therefore is not relevant
to Representative Fattah 's talk. I dread
to think what would happen if we were
all judged by a singular belief
Alaina Vasta
Class ofl 997
Pro-choice
proponent has
no place in VU
Church
To the Editor:
1 agree entirely with the author of
the letter lo the editor published in last
Friday's Villanovan regarding Con-
gressman Faltah's speech in the St.
Ihomas of Villanova Church
While the Roman Catholic Church
has taken an unambiguous pro-life
stance, Fattah has proven lo be one of
the most extreme pro-abortion Con-
gressmen in Washington. Fattah has
one of the mt)sl pro-abortion voting
records among Pennsylvania' s Con-
gressmen, and has even voted against
a ban on partial-birth abortion, a late-
term abortion procedure which has
been condemned by doctors nation-
wide as medically unnecessary.
Saint Thomas of Villanova Church,
a sacred place of Roman Catholic
worship, should never be reduced to a
lecture hall where political figures can
make speeches, especially when those
political figures have taken clear
stances against what the Church her-
self stands for
Michael J. Rinaldi
Class of 1999
E-mail your letter to
the editor or FYI to
" editor@villanovan.
vill.edu"
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Pepsi still active in Burma
By MR HAEL ILEWELIA N
The movement on campus to in
crease awareness about the human
rights situation in Burma (di
Mvanmar, as it is called bv the ruling
)unla) has been working now for about
tour months. 1 would like lo explain,
once and foi all. what its goals are.
and how It plans to go about .ittaming
them
F-irst. the ultimate goal has noth-
ing to do with political favoritism, a
dislike of the PepsiCo corporation, or
the irritation of the University's spon-
sors rhe goal of this movement is to
eiul the suffering and torture of the
Burmese people, as they have been
hekl captive by a brutal regime for over
,1 decade
The situation in this Southeast
.Asian natii^n is an emergency, and this
IS why such drastic action is being
l.iken in universities, governments
,md organizations all over the world
Just as It IS our responsibility as hu-
mans to do whatever we can to help
an individual in obvious and immedi
ate danger, it is also our responsibil
ity as a s(Kiety of great ideals as well
as wealth and power to reach out to
this people who are in obvious and im
mediate danger.
Mow does this tie into our asking
people not to drink the only refresh
ment available on campus? ITic mili
tarv regime that rules Burma, a third
world c<Mintrv, depends on foreign in
vestment to slay afloat as a financial
institution as well as a military one.
As a result, the corporations that have
set up shop in Burm.i have quite a
large influence on the wav the gov
ernment is run
Until recently, most ol the corpo
rations in Fiiirma have simply ignored
the lorced labor and wrongful impris-
onment, but because of tremendous
international pressure, many of these
ct)mpanies have decided to pull out of
the country Pepsi is one of those com-
panies that has yet to sever all of its
ties to the militarv regime
But didn't Pepsi pull out of Burm.i .'
I'he answer is yes. but it s a very shady
and underhanded yes Abetter answer
would be "sort of. but not really"
Pepsi, in its reply letter to The
Vilhiniivdi}. stated that the comp.inv
no longer has any assets or employ
ees in Burma " This is true, but what
IS not stated in the letter is the nature
of the miilli million ilollar deal that the
corporation still maintains with the
|unta.
Pepsi has set up an agreement with
a franchise bottler in Burma The bot
tier, whose name is I'hein lun, may
use the Pepsi label on his bottles, if.
Ill return, he agrees to pay for the li
cense to use the label, as well as buy
all the cola syrup, among other ingre
dients, from the larger PepsiCo cor
poration.
F-vcryone recognizes the name
Pepsi" The red and blue semi
vingyang are an American symbol By
concentrating on Pepsi, we can simul-
taneou.sly raise awareness about the
terrible situation in Burma, and show
the investors of the world that the in
ternational movement was able to ex
tract a company as stubborn as Pepsi,
most likely causing a chain reaction
of divestment
The movement on the Villanova
campus to boycott Pepsi, thereby con-
vincing the corporation to withdraw
completely from Burma, joins student
organizations in over 70 other univer-
sities working toward the s.ime goal:
freedom for the people of Burma. It is
the immediate g(»al of the student or-
ganization on campus to convince the
University administration lo sevei its
ties with PepsiCo
lo do this, there has iu-en a letter
drafted with the intention of having it
signed and sent to the administration
from four types of sources I'he first
type will be signed by the group ol
students who have organized the
movement The next will be accom-
panied by a student petition asking tor
the immediate severance of all ties that
the university has with PepsiCo
A copy of the letter will also be
given to certain professors with the
request that they read through it and
consider placing their signature on it.
And finally, a copy of the letter has
been given to the student leaders of
certain student organizations with a
request that they consider signing it
in the place of or with their respective
organiz.ati(»ns
The members of the student orga-
nization coordinating the boycott ef-
fort feel that the cause of ending the
horrors ol the Burmese military re-
gime is urgent enough to take the ac-
tion that they have.
February 7, 1997
THE VILLANOVAN
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Everyone critics miss the point Qjj CailipUS . . . With Pat FolCy
lo the Editor:
To not enjoy Woody Allen's "Ev-
eryone Says 1 Love You" requires an
unromaiitic, stoic individual who ex-
hibits the same amount of emotion
whether at a New Years live party or
a funeral; in short, a Biology major.
In this latest endeavor, Allen cap-
tures the essence of not only relation-
ships but al.so of life, namely the abil-
ity to fantasize and dream. 1 occasion-
ally whistle, sing in the shower and
while seldomly seen bursting into
song in front of the Oreo, who has
never reached such a state that they
just felt like singing'.' And in "Hvery-
one" that is just what they do. Now
neither Julia Roberts nor Allen can
carry a tune. For that matter though
can I or some of the Sorority assem-
blies heard throughout Dougherty
Hall'.' No, but that should not slop us.
The cast purposely cannot sing but
that does not impair the film by mak-
ing it another "South Pacific" or an-
other standard Hollywood musical
Rather, Allen's "Everyone" is an in-
genious creation, a real-lite musical
we can all relate to.
As for the idolized, picturesque
shots of New York City which one re-
view from The Villanovan points out
as a fault ot the picture, we all know
the metropolis overflows with home
less, graffiti and garbage, but, well
those of us who are romantic and have
some visii)n or fantasy anyhow, look
past that and even .sometimes see the
town as beautiful and romantic.
Not all (»ur love lives are perfect.
Some of us fall in and out of love (ei-
ther willingly or at the hands of rejec-
tion) as »)ften as Bill Clinton falls into
bed with women to whom he is not
wed. However, we all fantasize and at
times wish for pilch, dream of being
swept up by Fred Astaire or to find
that special someone while on an Eu-
ropean vacation.
Hopeless romantics we are, and
Allen creates a film which reminds us
when society ceases to dream (and
sing) it is dead.
While "Everyone" is not on level
with "hvita" in terms of lyrical and
melodious grace, the hilarious and
even sometimes ridiculous numbers
relate to the audience creating an aura
making you want to leave the theater
dancing.
Andrew J. Korzeniewski
Class of 1998
This week's morsel for the masses ...
Some Native Americans, older Mennonite andAmish
cultures believe that photographs capture part of
one's soul. Do your metaphysical beliefs concur in
any way with this statement?
"On Campus" urges action
To the Editor:
I am writting in response to Dou-
glas Copland and his letter, which
claimed my photo- journalistic col-
umn to be ignorant. The intent of the
"On Campus" column is to display the
differing perspectives of the Villanova
community in a slightly bia.sed, albeit
informative, and hopefully witty atmo-
sphe re
The Jan. 24 interrogative, which
vou obviously did not find so
irride.scently insightful, did not aim to
discredit any of Dr King's socio-po-
litical progressions, nor did it intend
to further student apathy. My inten-
tion was to see if students were aware
of an observance of the national c\vn\
by the University. The issue at hand
is one of paltry campus communica-
tion. Obviously you were aware of
the speakers and worLshops etc . . .
but 50 percent of the students I polled
did not. I found this especially star-
tling at a University which claims to
have a diversity initiative.
If this result appalls you, than do
something about it. I've exposed it,
now act. If campus ignorance is inex-
cusable than join CAT or do some-
thing on your own that would let Ms.
West know that there are more local
observances, even at Villanova, than
bank holidays.
Patrick Eoley
Class of 1997
(Jreg MctJee
Finance
Senior
"I believe that pictures damage
your retinas and I haven't much of
a soul left to take."
Dr. Elaine Bosowski
(Geography Department
1980-present
"Photograpfis rarely capture any of
my spirit. I won't let it out."
Photo not
available
Phil Jod/o
Engineering
Scni<jr
"Due to my sideburns, many have
considered me to be Villanova's Amish
representative 1 wish to use your fo-
rum to dispel this ugly rumor . . go
ahead, take mv picture."
Robert Owen ,|ohns<in
Sitcioiogv
Sen(»ir
"1 have iw soul."
Send a Message Straight
LOVE
YOU
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Place a Valentine^s Day Personal Ad
Only $5 for 30 words
Ad & Payment must be received
by Tuesday at 3 p.m.
Call 519-7207 for more info.
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TOO
CUTE
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THE VILLANOVAN
February?, 1997
ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN RUNNING
FOR OFFICE MUST ATTEND ONE
INFORMATIONAL MEETING -
Tues. Feb. 11 or
wed. Feb. 1 2
4:30 pm in the Cinema
OFFICES A VAIL ABLE INCLUDE:
STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT
3 ARTS SENATORS
5 COMMERCE & FINANCE SENATORS
1 ENGINEERING SENATOR
1 NURSING SENATOR
1 SCIENCES SENATOR
YOU MUST ATTEND AN INFORMATIONAL
MEETING TO BECOME A CANDIDATE: CANDIDATE
PETITIONS AND ELECTION RULES WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED AT THE MEETINGS
See Kathy Byrnes, SG A Advisor, in 2 1 3 Dougherty Hail for i
additional details (519-4200)
.«" -^
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THE VILLANOVAN
February 7, 1997
F
Y
Feb. 9
VVoiiien's Glee Club
Come support the Villanova
Women's Glee Club as they compete
in CIWGCA, a choral competition,
with the women's choirs trom Rutgers
and Immaculata. The competition will
take place on Feb. *^) at 1:30 p.m. in
St. Mary s Chapel. All are invited (in-
cluding your siblings). Admission is
free.
Feb. 10
ask vou to skip lunch H\ doing so,
dining services will donate $3 towards
our Sunshine Day Carnival tor under-
privileged kids Please sign up to last
111 your caleteria the two days prior to
the fast. Also, if you would like to
collect signatures on those davs,
please stop in at Vasey Hall Room 3
or call x9407y.
Relationship Speaker
On Feb 12 from 3;3(l -4:20 p.m..
I)r l^slie Parkes of the University
Counseling (\'nter will present "Ro-
mantic Relationships: Improving
Communication and Knhancing Inti-
macy" The talk will be held at the
Counseling Center^it Corr Hall Room
106 Learn Ways to improve your re-
lationship in time for Valentine's Day.
Search Retreat
A Search Retreat will be held on
March 2 1 -23 Sign-ups for this retreat
start feb 10 at 9 a.m. in the Campus
Ministry Office in St. Rita's Hall.
Divorce Workshop
A workshop will be held at the
University Counseling Center, Corr
Hall. Room lO^.onF'cb 10,3:30-4:20
p.m. which w ill explore the major ex-
periences that are common to people
going through the dissolution oi their
parents" marriage. Strategies will be
offered for coping with the inevitable
distress of the experience.
Feb. 13
Feb. 12
Forum on Love
rhe Philosophy Club is hosting its
third annual Forum on I,o\e--the who,
what, where, when, why and how of
love will be discussed in an informal
lorum on Feb. 13 at 7 p ni. in the
Rosemont Room of the Connelly Cen-
ter Free pizza and soda will be pro-
vided Students and faculty from all
fields of study are welcome
Ecological Society
The Ecological Society of
ViUanova VJnivcrsUy is open to stu-
dents and faculty members from all
disciplines who are interested in ecol-
ogy or environmental issues. We will
hoid meetings on Feb 13 at 6 p.m. in
Mendel Hall Room 105 Pizza and
refreshments w ill be served
tieal aiouiid the iheiiK, (itowiiig iii
Faith in a Busy World." The retreat
will be held at the Rosemont Spiritual
Ceirtwf *ui the ground's of the Cornelia
Connelly Center at Rosemont
College's campus on F^eb 22 The dav
will run from 10 am until 4 p m and
the fee is $ 10 per person Dress is ca-
sual and friends of alumni are wel-
come. For more information, contact
Campus Ministry's Linda Jaczynski.
514-40K0.
Feb. 26
Balloon Day '91
A contest is being held for the de-
sign of a T-shirt in which the winner
will have his or her T-shirt .sold on
Ballon Day. Balloon Day is a spring
mini-carnival that many students take
part in to benefit a local charity. For
the contest, design a T-shirt with a
maximum of four colors including the
words "Balloon Day '97" Entries
must be in by Feb. 26 and dropped off
at the Campus Mini.stry Office in St.
Rita's Hall. Winner will receive $2.'^
and a I-shirl
Habitat Supplies
The Merida, Mexico service trip
that will be going to the Yucatan over
Spring Break is requesting donations
tor certain supplies that are badly
needed by the Mission The items are:
aspirin, Band-Aids, children and adult
vitamins, broad spectrum anti-biotics
with current dales on label (all medi-
cines/ vitamins need to have intact
seals), pencils and pencil sharpeners,
paper, rulers scissors. Items may be
brought to the Sacristy at the 6 p.m.
Sunday Mass, or to the Campus Min-
istry Office in St. Rita's Hall after
Feb. 15. Thanks to all who will gener-
ously donate items.
Alpha Phi Omega
Any student interested in pledging
Alpha Phi Omega is invited to attend
one of the information meetings which
are being held Feb. 10 and Feb. 1 1 at
9 p.m. in Mendel Hall Room 158.
APO is a co-ed service fraternity that
participates in volunteer work on cam-
pus, in surrounding communities and
with national organizations. Regular
meetings are held on Tuesdays at 9
p.m.
Feb. 27
Passages Magazine
I'le.ise join the Passages magazine 3<|p(] Night
St. lit on Feb I 2 at I p.m in the Inter- ^
national Students Office in lowei
Level Corr Hall Passages, a magazine
of international and intercultural ex-
change, needs writers, editors, proof-
readers, computer experts and all those
interested in helping Submissions are
due at the end of February for the
spring edition. Plea.sc call 5I9-7S27
if you can't attend the meeting but
want more information.
Ash Wednesday
Feb. 12 is Ash Wednesday Ashes
will be distributed at all liturgies in
the Villanova Church. S 30 a m , 12.0-S
p.m., 5 p.m., 8 pin .uul 10 pm.
HIV Testing
Ihe Villanova AIDS Task Force is
sponsoring a free, anonymous HIV
testing on Feb 12. The F^elaware
County AIDS Network will be at the
Health (enter from 10 am until 2 40
p.m. If interested, please call x94070
to make an appointment
Handbell Meeting
Inteitsteil in handbells' Come to
an information meeting on Feb 12 in
Ihe Music Activities Office on the
groiiixl Hoot of St Mary's to find out
wh.it IS going on with this new org.i
nization No expeiience necessary It
you are interested. (iKase call Kelly
at X 13455.
Sunshine Day
Project Sunshine will be holding
its annual T ast for Sunshine Day' on
Ash Weilnesday (Feb. 12) where we
On Feb 13, Arthology, Polis and
the honors department are sponsf)ring
a Band Night in the North U>unge <^f
Dougherty Hall. Bands from on cam-
pus will Ix' performing as well as some
off -campus groups. The event starts at
S p m and openings are available for
more bands that are interested Call
SKI-*>610 tor details.
Feb. 16
Lenton Program
A Lenton program of music and
prayer will be held with the
Merrimack College Choir and the
Villanova Pastoral Musicians This
event will lake place on Feb 16 at 3
p m in the Church
Diversity Educators
.Anyone interested in becoming
part of a newly formed f>eer education
group on diversity can attend a train-
ing session on Feb IK from 7:30-'> 30
p ni Please call Calista at xL52.S5 if
interested.
Supplies Needed
Habitat (or Humanity's Almost
Heaven, West Virginia site is in great
need of hammers, chalk lines, claws
(cats) and squares. If you can donate
any of these items, please drop them
off in the Project Sunshine Office at
Vasey Hall R(xim 5 There is a stu-
dent Habitat trip going to We.st Vir-
ginia that will take the items there.
Drop-off deadline is Feb 27.
Misc.
Faculty Service THp
Campus Ministry will snon,sor a
service trip for faculty/ staff and their
spouses. It will take place June 22-28
in Brooklyn, NY, where our group
will renovate two buildings at Holy
Name Parish in Prospect Park Thirty
Villancwans will participate in this
historic trip For more information,
contact Barbara Hacnn in Campus
Ministrv at x^447*J
Summer Service Trip
In Its ninth year, (iood Works '97
will again offer a two week opportu-
nity to serve the poor in Appalachia
from May 19 through June I The sites
are in Kentucky, and are sponsored by
the Sisters of St. Joseph For more in
formation, write (iood Works '97,
l'X)l Crcrmantown Ave . Philadelphia,
Pa 1'>1 IS Completed applications are
due March 17
Feb. 22
Alumni Retreat
Villanova's Campus Ministry and
alumni have designed an alumni rc-
Bereavement Group
If you have a parent or sibling who
has died and would like to talk with
other students who have experienced
a similar loss, call Nt^een at Campus
Ministrv. -'^1'>40K4
HEC Retreat
The spring HEC retreat will be held
on the weekend of March 21-23. Stu-
dents as well as faculty and staff are
invited to participate. In this experi-
ence people whose physical disabil-
ity puts them at the margins of soci-
ety. HEC (Handicapped Encounter
Christ) brings both physically disabled
and non-disabled persons together to
share a common life in an atmosphere
of Christian community. If you are
interested in attending or supporting
this effort, call or leave your name at
Campus Ministry, 519-4080.
SGA Elections
There will be a Student Govern-
ment As.sociation informational meet-
ing at 4:30 p.m. in the Connelly Cen-
ter Cinema on Feb. 11 and 12. Peti-
tions for candidates and election rules
will be distributed at this meeting.
Tiitors Needed
The Office of Human Services is
looking to hire tutors in all subjects at
$6 per hour. Plea.se call Patti Rich at
x97829 if interested.
VFC
Villanova Feminist Coalition
(VFC) meets at 5 p.m. on Thursdays
m the Center for Peace and Justice
Education (basement of Sullivan
Hall). All female and male students
interested in addressing is.sues of gen-
der and justice are invited to attend
l^or more information, call x'M60K
Financial Aid Reminder
Financial Aid applications for the
1997-98 academic year arc available
in the Office of Financial Assistance
and should be picked up as soon as
possible Students must complete a
1997-98 Villanova University Appli
cation for Federal Student A.ssistance
(FAF'SA). Please be sure to read all
instructions carefully. Students who
completed a 1996-97 FAFSA appli-
cation should have received a Renewal
FAFSA at the address on file at the
Federal Central Processor sometime
in January Original FAFSA applica
tions may be obtained in the Office
for Financial Assistance Application
deadline is April 15, 19^7
Student Theater
Villanova Student Musical Theater
IS back and proudly presents their
spring musical "On the Town" show-
ing on Feb 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22
in St. Mary's auditorium If you have
any questicnis, call xM7217.
Singing Valentines
The Villanova Singers will once
again be selling Singing Valentines
between Feb. 6 and Feb. 13 in the
Connelly Center. For just $5, four
Villanova Singers dressed in tuxedo
will show up to the Valentine's class
or dorm room on Feb. 14 and sing a
Valentine song of your choice. The
singers will also be singing songs over
the phone for those Valentines off
campus and far away. Please call the
Villanova Singers at 519-7231 with
orders or questions.
Support Group
A support group has been estab-
lished for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and
those who are questioning their sexu-
ality. For more information, please call
the group's hotline by calling x96(K)(),
then mailbox 85443, or call Fr Shawn
Tracv.O.S.A. at 519-4081.
Student Development
In an eftbrt to serve student lead-
ers and student organizations, the Of-
fice of Student Development is ex-
panding its hours of operation A
work-.study staff member is now avail-
able to assist with basic administra-
tive needs, every Monday through
Thursday, 5 7 p.m. The Student Or-
ganization Workcenter in 108
Dougherty is now open, with the pres-
ence of a graduate assistant, during the
following times: Mondays 12:30-3
p.m and 4:30-7 p.m.; Tuesdays 4-7
p.m.; Wednesdays 12:30-3 p.m.;
Thursdays 3-5 p.m.; and Fridays
12:30-3 p.m. The workcenter is also
available for student organization use
during regular office hours. Please
contact the Office of Student Devel-
opment at 519-4210 for more infor-
mation
Graduate Fellowship
The Villanova University chapter
of the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor
Society is inviting applications from
out.standing senior students, in the top
10 percent of their cla.ss, for competi-
tive fellowships worth up to $7,000 for
first year graduate or professional
study. Graduating seniors with supe-
rior academic and leadership records
should contact Dr. Sohall Chaudry,
Villanova chapter .secretary, at the de-
partment of Management, Bartley
Hall, R(x)m 1 08 E, 5 1 9-4369, for more
information. Completed application
are due Feb 20
Award Offered
Student Ciovernmenl is offering a
reward of $ 1 .(XX) for information iden-
tifying the person(s) responsible for
the vandalization of numerous auto-
mobiles on Merion Avenue in Bryn
Mawr on the night of Feb 1 . Student
(lovernment is working to improve
relationships with the neighboring
communities This type of vandalism,
if committed by students, damages the
already fragile relationship between
our students and the neighbors and
serves to further the negative stereo-
types the local townships hold about
student behavior.
February 7, 1997
THE VILLANOVAN
Page 13
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Dining Services refines meal plan equivalency
By RACHELE TRIANO
S(aff Reporter
Villanova Dining Services has re-
cently made changes that allows stu-
dents more .service, more Meal Plan
Equivalency options and more time to
take advantage of these changes. Ihe
two changes that were started at the
beginning of the semester are continu-
ous service in Donahue Hall on the
weekend and late night M P.E. in the
Belle Aire Terrace.
In response to student request, a
late night M.P.E. is now accepted in
the Belle Aire Terrace The hours of
acceptance are from S p.m. to 9:30
p.m. dady. Mike Mc(iuckin, the Pro-
duction Marketing Manager for Din-
ing Services stated, if a student has
a late class, late practice or a meeting,
they don't have to worry about not
making it to a dining hall in time for
dinner A student can still go to the
Italian Kitchen until X p.m. or the
Belle Aire from S p.m to 930 using
the M.P.E. ■■
Donahue Hall is now offering con-
tinuous service from I 1 a.m. to 6:30
p m. on Saturdays and Sundays, giv-
ing .students the benefit of eating what-
ever time is convenient throughout the
day. Meal Plans will be accepted all
day. The brunch M.P.E. will be ac-
cepted from 1 1 a.m. to 3:30 p.m The
dinner M.P.E. will be accepted from
3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The brunch
menu is offered from 11 a.m. to 1:30
p.m., Auggie's Deli, The Fryery and
Padres Pizza open at 1 :30 p.m. and the
full dinner menu is served starting at
4:30 p.m.
These recent changes were a re-
sponse to several letters to the editor
that appeared in The Villunovan ear-
lier this year The appearance of these
letters initiated an open access meet-
ing that was held by Dining Services
in October. The Student Government
Association represented a large por-
tion of the student body at the meet-
ing and gave voice to the concerns re-
garding more M.PE. options and
hours. These changes were put in ef-
fect at the start of this semester
There are also other changes to
anticipate in the future. McGuckin
stated that research is now being done
to improve and renovate Dougherty
Hall. According to McGuckin, "Din-
ing Services is working in conjunc-
tion with Cini-Eittle, an international
food service con.sultant, in developing
these plans." In December, Dining
Services conducted focus groups to
gain student insight into changes that
Management department
in midst of great change
By MICHELLE BACON
Staff Reporter
The management department is
in the midst of great change taking
their students and curriculum into
the 21st century. Currently, the de-
partment offers a major in manage-
ment and a concentration in Inter-
national business. Because of the
increased popularity of this concen-
tration in the last few years, the
management department is propos-
ing the development of an under-
graduate international business pro-
gram that offers expertise in do-
mains beyond the major functional
areas of business, management de-
partment chair. Dr Mohammad K
Najdawi, an internationally edu-
cated scholar, is leading a move-
ment to change the curriculum and
structure of the management pro-
gram to accommodate the continu-
ous globalization of the business
world.
The management department
has responded to a US Department
of Education call to international-
ize the business curriculum in ap-
plying for a grant to create a com-
prehensive program (»f international
business management The grant,
among other things, will suppor
tinviting experts from schools with
top international business programs
to help the management department
to develop a curriculum that is
unique and non- traditional. Most
international business programs are
mainlv on the graduate level, pro
viding students with expertise in the
traditional functional areas of inter-
national business operations
Villanova's international business
program will be distinct in many
ways
First, to remain consistent with
the University's mission statement,
it is an undergraduate program
Second, in addition to traditional In-
ternational Business skills, it en
compa.vscs a strong social science/
liberal arts component, an interna-
tional business law component, an
ethics component, and an informa
tion technology component, lur
thermore. there will also exist a re
quiremenl for advanced language
skills and there is a plan to expand
the international exchange program
to enable students to travel abroad
during their junior year to experi-
ence cultural and international busi-
ness operations diversities. Dr.
Najdawi believes these skills com-
bined with an expertise in the tech-
nical aspects of international busi-
ness operations, will provide the
competitive advantage Villanova
wants to provide for its international
business management students. He
adds, "So when people say why do
you want to go to Villanova to study
international business you say be-
cause it is unique and it has that
competitive advantage."
Tlic second initiative the depart-
ment of management is undertak-
ing is the development of a major
and a minor in information/technol-
ogy management. Dr Najdawi said
that in recent meetings with busi-
ness executives they strongly em-
phasized that an expertise in com-
puting skills is an absolute neces-
sitv in today's business world
The last initiative the manage-
ment department is working on is
the creation of a miniu in human
resources management (HRM).
This minor will provide Villanova
students with the necessary skills in
areas of staffing, compensation, per-
formance, individual and carrier de-
velopment, safety and health, union-
management relations and separa-
tion Dr Najdawi explains that this
is an important and a necessary as-
pect of business management and
will compliment anv major in the
functional areas of business, arts
and sciences, engineering, or nurs-
nig.
The department ot management
believes that the above mentioned
initiatives give Villanova students
the skills that are necessary for
managerial and business success in
the 21st century. Dr. Najdawi con-
cludes that "The objective of the
department of management is to
graduate students who are problem
.solvers, equipped with the neces-
sary skills to be successful manag-
ers." He adds that. Innovation, cre-
ativity, and systematic thinking are
essential parts of the department's
program " He is confident that these
skills will readv students for the
challenges oi the 2 Isl century
could be made to Dougherty Hall
More are to be scheduled throughout
the spring. There will al.so be a cam-
pus wide survey, regarding the
changes to Dougherty, done some time
in February. The surveys will be
placed directly within the student
mailboxes.
So far, there has only been posi
tive feedback concerning the changes
Although the percentage increa.se m
M.P.E. is not yet known, the Belle Aire
Terrace and Donahue Hall have both
had a consistent flow of students tak-
ing advantage of the changes.
According to McGuckin, the con-
tinuous scr\icc offered in Donahue
Hall "will be used as a pilot program
for the other dining halls " He also
staled that all students are encouraged
to fill out the surveys in February Din-
ing Services is anticipating that other
suggestions for change will come out
in those surveys.
ClloroH'i lACKIl HOI 1()WA>
Students ta ke advantage of the Meal Plan Equivalency at the Italian Kitchen.
Dance-a-Thon surpasses charitable goal
By MEGAN HENRY
Staff Rvfwrter
The Interfraternity Council and the
Panhellenic Board sponsored the first
annual Dance-A-Thon on Feb. 1 in the
Dayhop Over 600 students, both
Greek and non-Greek, attended the
event which raised $3,780 for the Eas-
ter Seals Society.
The dancing began at noon with
hourly music themes that ranged from
country and western to 70s' and HOs'
rock. A live band performed in the af-
ternoon and disc jockeys from Mix It
Up Sound entertained from 6:30 p.m
until midnight. Several prizes were
given out during the day. Sophomores
Sean Camoni and Shannon Hewitt re-
ceived gift certificates to Mam Line
Outfitters for winning the dance con-
test.
Other students were awarded
prizes ranging from free haircuts and
dry cleaning to a Bennetton swe.iter
and a free tuxedo rental.
Fundraising chairmen. Angel
Volpe, summed up the event when she
said, "As all could see, the Greek cum
munilv of Villanova can and does
come together for non-alco/io/ic.
charitable events. No matter what our
letters are. we are all students and all
support the Villancwa community."
Since this philanthropy was spon-
sored by the Greek community, each
of the 24 sororities and fraternities
designed 10 or more posters to pro-
mote the event and donated $50 to the
cause. A representative from the Greek
paraphernalia company. "Going
Greek." was on the scene all afternoon
donating 10 percent of all sales to the
Easter Seals Almost 30 other loci!
merchants such as Starbucks. Campus
Corner and the Brick Bar also contrib-
uted money and supplies.
Unfortunately, the festivities were
cut short when a fire alarm went off
shortly after 10 30 p.m. causing the
Dayhi^p to be evacuated Chairperson
ot the event. Anna Panganiban. com-
mented. "Although I was disappointed
l/ial i( i:t\di;d an hour am/ a /la// ear/y.
1 am pleased with all the support and
the fact that we almost doubled our
goalof$2,(HM)."
All participants showed an over-
whelmingly positive response. "The
Dance-A-Thon was not only for a
great cause like the Easier Seals, but
It showed that the entire Greek com-
munity can get together and do some-
thing positive tor the Umversitv. ' said
Ben Zaimes "Besides," he continued,
where else could you go to see
Lambda Chi Rvan Dacev show off his
famous moves doin" da butt.'
Political Science department prepares
for its yearly Washington mini-mester
By ESTERA LEWANDOWSkl
Staff Reporter
From May I 1 to May 30. 20
Villanova students will be participat-
ing m the 2.5th annual Washington
Minimester. Government in Action
Program. The Minimester is a pro-
gram in which students reside at
American University and attend a se-
ries of seminars about the daily activ-
itv of Washington D.C
The speakers at each seminar are
people wtio .ire actu.illy involved with
the Federal government on an evcry-
ilay basis. Such speakers include
members ot Congress and staff, ex
ecutive branch official, media repre
sentatives and interest groups Stii
dents attending the Washington
Minimester will receive three under
graduate cretlits Course retiuirements
are participation, assigned readings,
an interpretative journal and a final
exam The fees will also be similar to
that of a summer school course
Dr Jelfrev Hahii of the political
science department has Ihcii in charge
of the program for the past 2^ years
He organizes the tup. lives with the
students in Washington and joins them
throughout much of the program He
IS truly confident about the success ol
this year's trip due to the positive out
comes ol past trips. "Every year, there
is always something interesting going
on; we always meet interesting
people, " Hahn said. He continues.
"One year, George Bush dropped in
on one of the seminars just to say
hello; another year, we bumped into
leddy Kennedy" Halm cl.iims that
meeting with these political figures is
one of Ihe highlights of the trip.
Students were lined up
outside the politcal sci-
ence office up to two and
a half hours before reg-
istration time.
Ihe Washmgloii Miiimusiei
sparks interest in main sludeiits, but
unfortunately the there is only room
lor 20stiulents 1 l.iliii said, "The tup
is limited because ot lairlv tight quai
teis A lot ot people want to go, bul
we have to luii it mi .i liisl come, lust
serve basis
This \e,ii then v>.eu (klmiteU
more than 20 hopeful participants, slu
dents were lined up outside the polili
cal St lence otiice up to two anil a li.iit
hours before legislialion time.
Joyce (i.iK /Miski ,m llniuirs ma-
,or from the freshman class, is one ol
the 20 students lucky enough to hold
a spot in this year's Washington
Minimester. She states her reasons for
wanting to attend the Minimester. "I
want to learn how Washington ie,ili\
works. I want to meet the ke\ politi-
cal and policv players and find out
what their jobs truly entail.
Garczynski is looking forward to the
Washington experience and hopes it
will help hei att.iin her future goals.
In today's job market, you need prac-
iK.il experience and connections if
\o(i want to be employed. Politics and
government are no exception. The
Minimestei will eive nu a chance to
le.irii the goveinnient Ikmii the pros,"
she S.I id I hope that 1 will g.iin pi.ic-
tical experience and connections ih.ii
will allow me to get involved m the
federal government after I graduate."
The Washington Minimester is not
an average g<nernment el.iss anil Ihe
students look forward to miikIi more
than |ust leaining the h.isu ^ I heir
(l,i\s and niL'hts \s ill lu lilK d w iili his-
liii K niiiseunis. toiiis ol ( leoigelown.
speci.il committee he, nines .nut even
a Meiiion.il D.iv soli!'. ill e.iinr he-
iwieii the Demoei.itic students ,uul Ihe
Kepuhlicins 1 he 2.'^th Minimestei wil
iindoubteiUv be a huge success.
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February 7, 1997
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Law student holds the crown as Miss Philadelphia
By TIFFANY BKKGOVi
Staff Reporter
Being a role nu)dcl is no easy teal.
Some would say that being a role
model and a female is even more dil
ficull. The status oi women in society
has progressed a long way through-
out the years, but the fight is not over
Women continue to get their message
across despite traditional sociological
distinctions.
Regina Drummond is one such
woman. She has taken the idea of the
stereotypical beauty queen and blown
it wide open
A second year Villanova law stu-
dent, Drummond holds the title of
reigning Miss Philadelphia in the Miss
America Pageant system She has the
honor of not only being the first Miss
Philadelphia since 1^89, but also the
first African-American woman to he
crowned. She sees her experience as
a way to drive home the point that in-
telligence and beauty can coexist
"Beauty doesn't have as much to
do with it as having intelligence and
concern for the community and soci-
ety. (The Miss America pageants]
want to encourage women lo broaden
the mind," said Drummond
Now 24, the talented Drummond
sang her way to the 19% crown in the
Miss Philadelphia Pageant, a local
preliminary to the national Miss
America Pageant. But it was not only
her talent which got her that far. Kach
contestant was also required to pre-
pare a platform. Drummond focused
on family preservation and reunifica-
tion.
This platform came from the 24-
year-old's time spent as a social
worker in her home state of Maryland.
Her responsibilities were to make
monthly visits to the homes of foster
children to ensure they were receiv-
ing the proper care and education.
With this year of experience,
Drummond built her platform around
the preservation of the family unit.
.Specifically, she focused on
transitioning foster children out of the
system. "So many children are in the
foster care system because of a fam-
ily falling apart. Kids have to adjust
to the system when their one wish is
to be back with their real parents," she
said.
Drummond graduated from the
University of Virginia with a major in
fx»litical science and a minor in semi-
ology. Her next goal is finishing work
toward her law degree and possibly
becoming a sports and entertainment
lawyer.
Before her particif>ation in the Mis,s
Philadelphia Pageant, Drummond
started out in four or five other local
pageants. After winning the Miss
Philadelphia crown, she went on to
become second runner up in the Miss
Pennsylvania state pageant. There she
performed jazz vocal, singing "My
Funny Valentine." Other categories
included a personal interview with the
judges and on stage questioning as
well as modeling in a swimsuit and
an evening gown.
Drummond did not enter the pag-
eant with her heart set on winning. The
experience was her motivation. Since
the Miss America Pageant system is
primarily a scholarship organization,
the idea that she might earn money for
law school was another reason that
Former assistant basketball coach
reflects on his years at Villanova
By JOFGILINO
Assistant Features Editor
Villitruna ['nt\crsit\ fw.s ihc di.s
t met ion of producing very noteworthy
ulurr\ni. Man\ of these }iraduates of
the I'niversttv recei\e tremendous
amounts of press by the University. It
is interesting to note the number of
notable African Americans who have
graduated from the University Over
the next three weeks, The Villanovan
will profile some very striking alumni
who are African-American in order to
commemorate Black History M(mth.
(hir first /s former basketball team
captain and assistant coach. CJeorge
Raveling.
The athletic department is notable
for producing graduates of which the
University can be proud. A simple
walk into the Jake Nevin Field House
or the diiPont Pavilion and a glance at
the championship banners and retired
jerseys would illustrate that point,
Tliere are however, the cc^aches - the
people who guide the players in their
tasks.
A native of Washington, D C ,
George H Raveling graduated from
the University in 1960 During his
time at the \ 'niversitv, he was a mem
ber of the basketball team In his se
nior year, he held the position ot team
captain
Shortly after his graduation, he
began his coaching c.ireer ,it his alma
mater. He recalls this his venture into
coachine was not .i distinct plan for
his lite, but remembers it as more ol
an "accident." During his tenure as an
unpaid volunteer coaching the mens'
basketball team, he is credited with
some significant accomplishments.
Raveling was an instrumental force
behind the teams recruitment efforts
As a coach, he worked one on one
hosting the recruits, trying to attract
them to Villanova 's basketball pro-
gram Noting that he "wanted
Villanova to do well," coach Ravel-
ing worked his hardest at bringing
great recruits to the University Rav-
eling was an aid in recruiting for other
sports as well He was an assistant to
James "Jumbo" hlliot, helping to re-
cruit track stars for the University as
well
It was this basketball recruitment
activity for which Raveling received
noteworthy praise He remembers
when a local journalist likened his re-
cniitment stvie to the Civil war-period
Underground Railroad "No predomi-
nantly white school was actively re-
cruiting black athletes from the
South," Raveling commented on his
efforts to bring African-American bas-
ketball players to the University.
Raveling was an a.ssistant coach at
Villancwa until 1%9. Following that,
he continued coaching at colleges and
universities across the country He
was an assistant basketball coach at
the University ot Maryland for three
years He then went on to be the head
basketball coach at Washington .State
University and the University of Iowa
Until IW4, he was the head bas-
ketball coach .11 the University of
Southern California During his nine
years as the head coach. Raveling took
the opportunity to rebuild the team. In
his first years, they performed disap-
pointingly A few years after his ar-
rival, he continued with his winning
tradition. By the time he retired, he
had led the Trojans lo four p<ist-sea-
son tournaments, including two
NCAA playoffs.
He is a two time member of the
U.S. Olympic Basketball Team's
coaching staff. It was here that he had
the opp<irtunity to coach such notable
players as Patrick Ewing and Michael
Jordan. In 1994, he was the head
coach for the U. S. men's basketball
team competing in the Goodwill
Games in St. Petersburg,* Ru.ssia.
Raveling has been a columnist for
both the Los Angeles Herald-E.xam-
iner and the Seattle Times. He is the
author of two books about sport of
basketball. He has produced an au-
dio cas.sette entitled "If It Is To Be,
It's Up To Me" He is also the founder
of the "Reading with Raveling" pro-
gram, a reading incentive program
adopted by the l^>s Angeles Unified
Sch(X)l District , which involves him
in th^local .schools.
Raveling, a self-described avid
reader, enjoys collecting b(Hiks about
leadership, humor, sports, and Afri
can-American history In his collec-
tion of over .^,(M)()lx>ok.s, some 2(MKK)
quotes. Raveling has the original notes
that Martin I.uther King, Jr u.scd for
his famous '! Have a Dream" speech
Raveling was a security aide m Wash-
ington. DC on that day ITie notes
were given to him by Dr. King after
the speech
spurred Drummond to participate. A
third factor in her decision was her
involvement with the arts Besides
being a lifelong singer, she also used
to be involved with modeling and
dance, mainly ballet and jazz.
The reigning Miss Philadelphia
does not see pageants as the exploita-
tion or demoralization of women. In-
stead, .she believes they promote self
e.steem, self image, and self care, not
simply fiKusing on outer beauty, but
inner qualities as well. "It helps you
to focus on being a three dimensional
individual and learning to get along
with people as well as learning to ver-
balize views on certain issues," said
Drummond.
Another plus is the friendship and
comraderie felt among the contestants.
Drummond pointed out that most
women who participate do not have
their sights focused solely on the
crown. Where there is a chance to win,
there is a chance to lose. So the women
look only to gain from the experience.
"You shouldn't be there just to win. If
that's all you want to do it for, you
won't get as much out of it."
Drummond also expressed her ap-
preciation to the directors of the Phila-
delphia pageant. The people who are
part of the Miss America pageant sys-
tem are volunteer. They dedicate their
owrrtime to the system. According to
Drummond, this only make the expe-
rience that much more enjoyable
"The organization allows the contes-
tants to be appreciated, welct)med and
embraced by the city of Philadelphia,"
said Drummond.
This year's Miss Philadelphia pag-
eant is being held Feb. 15, 1997 at
Drexel University's Mandell Theater.
Over $6,000 in college scholarships
will be awarded. The pageant is an
official preliminary to the Miss Penn-
sylvania and Miss America Pageants.
The pageant is sponsored this year
by CoreStates. For more information,
women who are interested should con-
tact executive director of the Miss
Philadelphia Scholarship Organiza-
tion Kevin McAleese at (215) 2.32-
3222 no later than Feb 10, 1997.
PHOTO COURTESY OF ATHLETIC DEPARTMEIsrr
George Raveling ('60) helped to strengthen the program during his time as
an Assistant Coach for the Mens' Baslcetbail Team from 1963-69.
Raveling now lives in I^)s Ange-
les, C alif., with his wife Dolores He
is now a basketball consultant for
Nike, and can also be heard as a bas
ketball sports analyst for CBS and
Fox. He has one son, Mark, who al.so
works at Nike in basketball sports
marketing
Raveling regards his time at
Villanova as a defining period in his
life "I believe that as I approach my
6()s and reflect my four years spent
at Villanova University were the turn
around years of my life The thing I
appreciated most at Villanova was the
patience and guidance" by the priests
and the faculty members here He re
calls with fondness that there was al
ways "someone to help one under
stand Itheir) talents, utilizing them
appreciating the intellectual pursuit
There was never a more caring insti-
tution."
It is obvious that Mr. Raveling is
as proud of the University as it is of
him He was recognized by The
Villanovan as the ".Senior .Student of
the Year" in 19W). He has also re-
ceived the University's Distinguished
Alumnus and Humanitarian Award in
1971 In 1991, he was inducted into
the Villanova University Hall of Fame
His esteem for the University is
evident He said that, "I often think,
" If I had to do it all over again, would
I pick Villanova University'' and I
would have to say that, I would still
pick Villanova University over any
school in the country"
Economics professor is awarded Fulbright Scholarship
By KII/ .ABKIM ( AM.AHAN
Staff RtfHiritr
Dr. Miron Wolnicki, .in econom-
ics teacher at Villanova for 15 years,
recently received a I iilbright .Schol
arship to teach m Polanil Dr Wolnicki
will research and teach at the Higher
Business School National I^xiisUni
vetsMy (WSB-NI U) in Nowy Sac/,
Poland. Besides teaching classes in
macroeconomics and international fi
nance, he will also be instrumental in
establishing the University's MHA
Program
Dr. Wolnicki is a native ot Poland
and has traveled there frequently since
he came to the United States fifteen
years ago In the past, he has advised
the Secretary for luro{x-an Integration
and Foreign Assistance and the United
Nations Development Program, and
has worked on an umbrella project
advising and lecturing at the Krakow
Industrial Society, among other
achievements
During his many trips to Poland,
he helped to establish the business
school at NFU, which is one of the
first private business schools in Po-
land According to Dr Wolnicki.
"whal was at first ,i small operation
has in five years grown and improved
and is now rated one of the best pri
vate business schools "
Ihe faculty at the University con
sists of a number of American profes
s(irs and some of the lectures are con
ducted in l:nglish However, Dr
Wolnicki will be teaching in his own
native language because it gives him
"the advantage of being able to com
municate American course work in the
students own language "
Hie students attending Nil I in Po
land obtain the equivalent of the
American Bachelor of Arts m busi
ness, marketing, accounting, and quite
recently, ma.ss media and communi
cations The school is expanding verv
fast lliis year's freshman cla.ss con
sists of alx>ut 1 ,5(K) students, and there
are plans to open another campus
The business school at Nl U has
been extremely successful Since its
establishment, ^>0 new schools have
been established. WSB-NI. U is still
one the highest ranked business
schools in Poland, according to
rankings conducted by a weekly
magazine that is the equivalent to US
News ami World Reports.
I'he President of WSB NI.U also
wants to organi/e the equivalent to the
American Assembly of Collegiate
Schools of Business (AACSB). a self
generated ranking system which
would set high standards for business
sch(M)ls m all of the Central Furopean
countries
Dr Wolnicki is also preparing a
textbook on international finance that
will be ready for use in his cla.sses in
Poland and will assist the students at
NFU in acquiring knowledge in this
area Dr Wolnicki is looking forward
to his four month stay at WSB- NFU
and hopes that he will be able to trans-
fer some of his knowledge to his na
tivc country
February 7, 1997
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Connelly Center
provides the use of
informational screens
By MARY ROCCO
Stafj Rt/x/iifr
Recently there was a new edition
to the Connelly Center I'hree new
computers were placed adjacent to the
front of the candy counter Students
have passed by wondering exactly
what they are to be used for. The ma-
chines are known as the Interactive
Kiosk Fxperience, commonly referred
to as IKF. .Sophomore Jen Cauchard
had the opportunity to try out this new
system. " I think that it is just another
way to try to make life at Villanova
more convenient for the students '
Two of the three screens provide
students with information about vari-
ous local and national advertisements
or promotions The middle screen is
used mainly for Villanova programs.
At the moment, it is attached to the
Villanova homepage, but in the future
It will be hooked up to the Internet for
ea.sy access to .scheduling information
Director Anthony Alfano stated
that "the original reason for obtaining
IKF was because it had the capability
to print out campus maps." This, how-
ever, tell through because the owners
changed the model, which resulted in
the termination of that design. IKE is
fully funded by its national advertis-
ers and Villanova gets to pick and
choose the promoters that it would like
to have represent the University.
When exploring the wonderful
world of IKE, there are several topics
that can be chosen. These topics in-
clude "Mu.sic Machine," "Her World,"
"Travel Tips," "FA Sports," "Maga-
zine Discounts, " "Columbia Hou.se,"
"Gamebrain Video Games" and "CcKa
Cola Reel Fun." It is really easy to ac-
tivate. All it takes is just a touch of
the screen.
Under the title "Music Screen," a
person is able to listen to music, see
videos, check out concert dates and
any other artist information. The types
of music include jazz, alternative,
country, pop, rock and R&B New
music is added each month.
"Her Wculd" offers tips on beauty,
fashion, lifestyles, relationships.
Greek Briefs
Ihanks for all of the si.sters who came out to support Faster Seals at
the Dance-a-Thon A huge congratulations goes out to Anna Panganiban
for chairing the event' Strap on your boots. Alpha Phis, because tomor-
row is our snow tubing trip!
Delta Gamma would like to wish good luck to our sister, Ann-Marie
Ciarciaglino, who is leading an Awaken retreat to Sea Isle, New Jersey
this weekend Thank you to all of the sisters who came to the Dance-a-
Thon this weekend
Alpha Chi had a great time at the Dance-a-Thon last weekend. Spe-
cial thanks to new member. Heather Ludington. who wore her special
dancing shoes there We are so proud of our senior, Heidi Fleiss, and all
that represented us well al the wedding. Congrats to sister, Uiura Weber,
as her modeling career takes off
Sigma Alpha I:psilon would like to congratulate Keith Manning, IFC
president, and Dan McCarey. IFC secretary, on their recent elections to
the Interfraternity Council Board
Congratulations to Pi Phis, Melissa Hoyko and Lisa lomas/ewski
who were recently named to the newest edition of "Who's Who" Also,
Irish I'.gan was just named co-chair ot the Bigs and Fifties program
Ihanks to everyone who helped organize the Dance-a-Thon function
Chi Omega would like t() congratulate those sisters newly electeil to
chair positions Thanks to Tiz l.eyne for her Executive Board Workshop
anil toT.imara Wejnert for an awesome Chair Training Workshop Con-
gratulations to Kim McHugh on being elected as the new Food Manage-
ment ( hair .ind to everyone who attended the Dance-a-Thon.
Way to go ADPi' We showed our spirit once again, placing first in the
Dance a Thon' Thanks again to Steph and Roe. the retreat was .1 lot ot
fun
Tri-Delta would like to welcome our siblings this weekend I'hanks
to all that participated in the Dance-a Thon and to Antani for all your
hard work with Crush 19<>7 We want all of campus to get readv for
Send a Kiss'
day mm tMjt
mottos:
10. We've £^t to get around the mbiuf system asf way
we can.
9. Cheating kwioag and God is ttlealtaightyDKUy.
8. It doesnt count unless yott get caught
7. Ill show yoUiOiit ilyott i^w mt youis.
6. ItwoclEedfitfl^iiii
5. Ixt'sestahliikttlioiiorsystetesoweca&iBaty^s
4. ltniiiltyo»^^««i,
3. O»^mimmfmb^iutiimtfdoml)emi0ii^^'
2. $owll«ti|t4)tttt)B^#M|pritte
And tbe mmdiiir
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PHOTO BY I Mil > iiKIMES
IKE gives students new interactions and infurmation.
health and fitness. All of the advice
comes directly from (Humour Muga
zine.
" Travel Tips" displays a video of
Jerry Seinfeld promoting the Ameri-
can Express and Optima cards. "EA
Spiirt.s" prcwides the latest information
on all of their new products. "Maga-
zine Discounts" and "Columbia
Hou.se" provide students with the op-
portunities to join various magazine
or music clubs "Gamebrain Video
(James" allows people to check out
new video games It even shows the
graphics of each game it previews.
■Reel Fun" allows students to sneak-
a-fx'ak at selected movies and then rate
what they thought. The movies change
on a monthly basis. This month, the
movies include first Strike, (ind
l.ock'd. Mars Attack, Portrait of a
Lady and When We Were Kings
There are also various contests .md
give-aways through the entire system
And, if this is not enough entertain-
ment, there is also a ticker at the top
of IKE that provides the latest infor-
mation in news and sports highlights.
Domenick Versaggi is the master-
mind behind the addition of these new
machines to the Connelly Center. "I
would like students to know that IKE
IS here and available. It is a really neat
thing, all you have to do is touch a
screen to be connected to many unique
opportunities."
Sigma Alpha Epsilon observes Groundhog
Day celebration in Punxsutawney
By SKAN C AMOM
Sttlff Kfl><<rh>
'rwet\ty-six Villanov.i stiutents. 24
ot whom are brothers in .Sigma Alph.i
l^psilon. Sumlay m.ide a pilgrimage \o
one of the fastest-growing sites tor
citllege road-trips, the (iroundhog Day
festivities in Punxsutawney, Pa Over
2t),()(K) people attended in the usually
quiet central Pennsylvania town to
watch as the guest of honor,
Punxsutawney Phil, made his 1 Ith ap-
pearance to foretell the weather. No
one was prepared for the size of this
party That could be due to the tac!
that attendance has more than tripleil
since 1*M^S Two seniors. Brian ( ".itbol
and Mike Scarpelli. planned the trip
and recruited the rest for the |ournev
( arbol said, "I've been pl.inmng lo g<>
.ill veai. .md il vsa^ detinitely worth
the 10 hour tup."
At the stroke ot midiiighl, Ihe
group left in a caravan of five cars and
.1 truck, and headed west. Chris
C ,isl\man and several other memhcTs
ot Ihe group had left a few hours early
[0 gel .1 )ump start i)n the celebration,
.ind plans were made to meet at
Gobbler s Knob at .S a.m. Gobbler's
Knob IS the site of the Groundhog Dav
ceremonies and is located m a clear-
ing in the WDods on the side ot a hill
Signs were posted throughout the
site say ing "We come for the rat." and
'The other white meat" waved 111 Ihe
air. A middle aged couple with caui-
lio.ird likenesses of Phil on Ihe eiul ot
two lone poles danced as the massiy e
speakers ,ii the front of the clearing
plaved such classics ,is. ■"Shoul," "You
Shook Me All Night long," and of
course, "I've Ciot >ou Babe "by Sonny
,111(1 Cher. Several men in black tux-
eilos ,uui lop-hats danced upon the
giant stage while the M. C. constantly
urged the crowd to "make some
noise
VJpun ihc stage rested a large rep-
lica of a stump, behind which was a
huge ^ipn rh.ir read. "We /.ove Pun.xy
I'lul ' .N.itional guardsmen lined Ihe
aisles to control the crowd and quell
anv assassination attempts, while state
p(»lice tornied .111 aiiiieil uu.iid aiound
the stage .iiui the stuni|i lelevision
cameras .uui reporters abounded One
reporter Ironi the Associated Press
interviewed Villanovan Kevin Mason,
whose quote, "We he.ird its ragin',"
ap(xaretl in n.itional newspapers Mon-
d.iy. including USA Today and The
New )'ork Times
Fin.illy, Phil made his appearance
with his prediction of early spring.
Those wiiImiii shirts on especially
appreciated the good news.
New professor greeted with popularity
By ( HRISTINF SOLIJVZZO
.SlufJ RcporUi
One of the most interesting and
colorful professors al this University
IS the English department's Crystal
Lucky V
I'his is only Professor I .uckv^ec-
ond semester here al Vill.inova, h.iv
ing previously taught al other respect-
able .Kademic institutions including
Ihe University of Pennsylvania and
in an overseas program in (l( rni.inv
where she lived (or twn years
Fucky receiveil her undergraiiu.ile
degree at the University of Pennsyl-
vania with a dual majnr in English .md
commiinic.itions
She has a m. islet s liegut in Afri-
can American sttidies from Yale Uni-
versity and IS .1 doctoral candidate in
Tnglish from the University of Penn
sylvania
l-iickv grew up in WVsi IMul.ulcl
phia and, la fact, lived tight down llu
street from Independence Day star.
Will Smith Hei whole family, incliid
ing her mothei. who t.iughl Sinilh.
were go(td friends with the fresh
Prince'
As well as teaching on this cam-
pus, Fucky leads a very fulfilling life.
She feels two of the most important
aspects of her life are church and f.im
lily
I uckv is a minister at her parish in
1 .irisdown. Pa where her hiisb.nul ol
seven years is an assistant pastor He-
sides being a minister at her p.irish.
she sings and pl.ivs Ihe organ.
This Phil.idelphia native is defi-
nitely a family-oricntated woman
She enjoys spending lime with her
mother who lives in West Philadel-
phia, her brother, who is a well-known
theater director in Philadelphia, as
well .IS Ihe rest of her relatives.
It will not be too long before she
,111(1 hei husband. Timmv. will have a
t.imiiv i>t llicii iiwii I'ldlessor liickv
is expecting her first child m April
Presently, Professor 1 uckv is
teaching tw(i different sections in the
Tnglish dep.trtmeni the literary expe-
rience and studies in literature, both
i>t which deal in part with the African
American short storv Tiickv feels
tin re :s ,111 inipnrt.iiu ( in hnking lit-
er. itiire with history She iiuorporates
Ihe Iwo iillu both ol the sec lions she
te.iches.
When asked what her teaching phi-
losophy IS, Fucky res[K)nded, "I try to
create a safe space for students to ex-
plore life .ind issues they probably
haven't explored before."
Professor I ucky sees a wealth of
i>pporliiiiity in obtaining a degree in
Tnglish Sht \ lews it is one of the be.st
majors N' h,iM hec.uisc ijic skills it
offers c.in he .ipplied lo .ilmost every
occupation.
A degree in English, Lucky said,
"...makes for sensitive people .md
people 111. It Ihink Thai is one of the
best skills a person can have no mat-
ter what profession Ihev .ire in
I laving arrived .it Villanov.i )ust last
semester, the I hiiversity "s first impres-
sions upon Fucky were, perhaps, what
impressed her Ihe most She empha-
sized the sense of s.iKiy \illano\.i
■ xhibits.
Having attended, .is well .is taught,
at the University of PennsyK.mi.i lo-
cated msiiit the city of Phil.nl( Ipln.i,
she feels a much greater sense of.se-
(. iiriU on Nova soil.
hill jicrhaps the aspect of
Vill.inuci this professor likes best is
th( students. "1 like Ihe students very
much 1 feel the students here are all
very polite."
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Pietasters, other bands excite fans at ska show
By MARISSA Dl MEO
A^MSlanl t.nti'itcunmi'iit I diun
I'he signs were everywhere. "FAI
SKA," they read. And fat ska there
was. On Friday, Jan. 31, in the Vill-
anova Room, doors opened at 8 p m
to an enthusiastic crowd of many an.x-
ious ska fans.
On the bill for the evening were the
Upstanders, the Skabiazers, both who
have played Villanova before, and the
infamous Pietasters.
Swarms of people filled the area
and it was approximated that between
5{K) and 6(K) attendees were at hand
The man responsible for getting these
bands and fans together, student John
Redden, remarked that the show "sur-
passed his expectations."
The first band to take the stage was
the Upstanders, a local band, who im-
mediately got the crowd rallied up and
on the dance floor, playing favorites
like "Numero Uno," "Fits the Bill,"
and "At the Moment," was more than
enough to get the flmir covered with
students, young and old, skankin"
away.
Next up from the Philly area was
the Skabiazers, who have a sound all
their own. The lead singer, Brian Pot-
ash, had so much energy that, together
with the rest of the band, even die-
hard fans were gasping for air. The
band's horn section was excellent and
fjTovided the brassy sounds of the
only girl in any of the bands that night,
Jamie, on trumpet
The Skahla/ers set consisted ol
numbers such as "Skankenstcin," "I
Spy" and even a cover of Rod
Stewart's "If You I'hink I'm Sexy."
l^st, but certainly not least, was
the Pietasters. Being a personal favor-
ite of many of the fans there, this band
brought a spectacular close to a high-
spirited night All the songs played
were extremely danceable and it was
inevitable that the floor was to be
packed once again with kicked-up
heels and high-flying elbows.
The Pietasters thoroughly capti-
vated listeners with tunes like "Girl,
Take It Easy," "Biblical Sense" and
"Freak Show " In fact, one often
caught a glimpse of Brian, lead singer
of the Skabiazers, running and
skanking though the crowd, dreads
flailing behind him. By the end of the
night, the ska scene had gained a few
new converts while still enthralling the
old-school fans.
Anyone who did not attend defi-
nitely missed out on stellar perfor-
mances by all the bands and the genu-
ine vivacity given off by the crowd.
Hop>efuIly, with the help of Redden
and CAT, yet another fun-filled ska
show will be coming our way soon!
Before the show, Brian Potash of
the Skabiazers took time out to answer
a few questions:
Do you usually play at universi-
ties?
We play whatever and wherever we
can. Wc won't turn down shows un-
less there is a major problem with the
venue At universities there are a lot
of kids and good sale svslems.
Are you going to tone down your
stage presence because it is a Catho-
lic university?
It is!? No, were not a risque band,
not abusive at all.
Did you know or have you played
with any of the other bands before?
Yeah, the first show we ever did
was with the Pietasters and we've
played with them five or six times.
We've also played with the Upstanders
before. They are a great up-and- com-
ing local band.
Who writes most of the music?
Everyone works together and ev-
crvone brings different ideas to tlu'
music. 1 soMiclmiLs contribute \o the
horn sections
What are the hand's influences?
Everything imaginable' The band
has varied tastes and we're not trying
to sound like the typical ska band. Like
Bryan (the guitarist) says, we listen
to everything from Neil Diamond to
King Diamond, Motorhead to IVlo/arl!
How do you feel about the rise
of ska in the mainstream?
1 think it's great. You have to get
exposed to it somehow. There's al-
ways going to be music getting bas-
tardized and the bad stuff will die. But
everyone has to get into it somehow
ami to be elitist about it is not worth
It. Iheic used to be one ska show in
Philly a year and now there are two oi
three .1 nionlli I'lial's not >i negative
thing
Do you have a new CD coming
out?
We were supposctl Id l)e hack in
the studio during our September break
but we lost two saxophone players. So.
as soon as possible we're looking to
put out a seven or eight song di.sc.
Right now we're just working on the
merchandise and writing new songs
The longer we wait, the more betlei
stuff will get written
The Pietasters had the crowd dancing the night away at CAT's Fat SKA Show.
A visual jaunt into the past
By THOMAS S. HANRAHAN
Staff Rfftorttr
Why did you last leave campus.'
Was it to go to a fraternity party, or
did you go to King of Pru.ssia to im-
merse yourself in culture at the mall'
If this sounds like your typical week-
end then maybe you should take the
short trip into the city
Ignoring Philadelphia is like throw-
ing a third of a Villanova education
out the window. While visitors are
there they should visit the US 's first
art museum and art school. The Penn
sylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
It was founded when Thomas
Jefferson was president and the nation
was in its infancy. Here visitors will
find the Mu.seum of American Art and
if they have any appreciation for
American history and art, or just like
to embrace another time and place
when the nation was filled with ex-
plorers, patriots, cowboys, and Mani-
fest Destiny drove human ambition,
then they will enjoy this national in-
stitution
Iliere are 13 galleries at the mu-
seum, each displaying art from a dif-
ferent era in the artistic historv of
America The building it.self is a work
of art modeled in high Victorian
(iothic architecture, and creates n(»t
only a grand setting of an antique
mansion for the paintings and sculp-
tures but also the spiritual setting of
an old cathedral. On the first floor
( haries Wilson Peal's "The Artist and His Mn-seum" (1822) is only one of
in4ny.work.\Qn.e:;(biMt at The Mnseum of American Art.
there is a quaint museum cafe and
across from it is a mu.seum store where
one can find gifts and cards that fea-
ture many of the art exhibits
All 13 galleries are located on the
second floor. Among these galleries
are collections of art that range from
our colonial and federalist years to the
contersporarv works from the decades
following WWII
(Jallery 1 1 is n-served t(»r special
exhibitions and until April 13 works
of Mark McCullen will be on display
McCullen claims that his paintings
"are about the crisis of meaning and
about the discovery ot meaning '
However, to the viewer they may seem
to be illustrations of nightmares and
ghastly forms Some of his paintings
carry names like "(ihost, " "Big
Fiones" and "Sphinx." which ,irc ap
propnale l(u the hnrrdis Ihev m.iv [xn
tray
Iwci }-><>puiar gailcriis .it the niii
seum are galleries (■> and '' (iallery (>
IS titled "Claiming National' Sub-
jccts: I^ind. War. llistorv.' Here, some
of the most interesting themes are pre
sentetl from a time |iist before and
during the Civil War Art in this gal
lery unfolds a time when Americans
looked to the past (ot ;inswers to the
problems ot the present and used
themes like the expansion westward
and Manifest Destiny to remind
Americans of a lime without inner
conflict.
Oallery 9 is titled "A New Ira at
the Academy." and contains works
from the IKHOs to the early part of this
century, many of which are Impres-
sionist paintings and deal with sub
jccts that were everyday life in an in-
creasingly urban society
The Museum of American Art is
liKated in the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts on Broad and Cherry
Streets Hours at the museum are
Monday through Saturday. 10 am to
*> p m . and Sundays, 11am to ^ p m
Admission is $4 "^S tor students with
1 I) .S'^ ''S for adults and Ir.ci.M Sun
days, 3 p.m. to S p.m.
"Dogs" captivates
By LISA MARIE ZACCO
Staff Reporter
If when one thinks ol tap danc-
ing, one pictures Fred Astaire in his
top hat and tails one has not heard
about "Tap Dogs " "Tap Dogs" is a
group of six men frc^m Australia who
take tap dancing into the 9()s. They
move away from the traditional lap-
ping apparel and opt lor Ix'vis, I-
shirts and big clunky work boots with
extra sturdy laps attached "Tap
Dogs" has been compared to
"Stomp," a popular percussion show,
but instead of using props to make
music, the dancers rely on their feet
often with no music or props. The
show IS 'X) minutes long without an
intermission, so one can imagine how
exhausted the perlormers are l)y the
show s eml
"lap Dogs " was created by Dein
Perry, an Aussie native, who wanted
to create something different than the
everyday Broadway musical And
th.il IS exactly what he did
"lap Dogs " opens with twenty
riiiniites of uninterrupted tapping
without use of music or props The
rest of the show uses a variety of
music along with the clever design
of the set. which the [x-rformers build
as the show progres.ses I'he set con
sists of an indu.strial theme in which
the performers play construction
workers. They use power drills
which ignite huge golden sparks,
ladders and rope to bring their tap-
ping to life
" lap Dogs" makes use of unusual
ideas for tapping that the audiences
enjoy. One such prop is water Danc-
ers tap on water which has been
poured into a metal container 1 he
first three rows of the audience were
supplied with plastic ponchos to
shield themselves from the splash of
the water of the violent tapping
Another prop is a harness that when
tied to one of the performers sweeps
him upside down .so he cm l<ip on
the ceiling of the theater
A section ot the show is dedi
cated to an electronic pad th.it phivs
different mslriiinents wluii pressed
or tapped on The six nun ireale
musK with tlu ir tcel .ind tlu imisi
cal pad
It one did not see lip l)i>t;s" ,it
the Merriam Theater in rhiladelphi.i
last weekend one truly missed out
The performers will be traveling the
country for the next month. The next
time to catch their show will be in
March when thev arrive in New York
City lor a long engagement lor
ticket information, tour dates ,ind
more information about "Tap Dogs"
visit their Internet site at
www.tapdogs com.
PHoroi HI 1)11 ;/// I in /m/vw
"lap Dogs" pnividrs a mmlern twist to the traditional dance musical.
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Picture Perspectives: "Fierce Creatures"
The cast from "A Fish Called
Wamla " is reunited in this off-heui
comedv. John Cleese has been hired
by an inlernalional corporation to
turn a profit on a sleepy little zoo m
England, so he immediately tries la
capitalize on the violent nature ofilif
animals. He imposes n "tierce crca
tures" policy, meaniny, iluii nnh uni
mah with deadly cluont iciimu \ tun
stay.
Throughout the rest of the movie,
various animal Acc/xv s make efforts
to keep the less lethal animals, .lamic
Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline come on
the scene as high-powered executives
eager to turn the zoo into a chain of
theme parks.
Curtis and Cleese eventually fall
in love with the animals and each
other while Kline looks for ways to
embezzle money from the newly suc-
cessful operation
Cleese compensates
for annoying Kline
By JOE PAri LRSON
The movie has its rough spots, but
John Cleese rescues it. I le is altogether
endearing, saving what would have
been a sub-par cast and unsatisfactory
script. He tns perteclly into his role
as the phony tough man hired to in-
still fear in the zoo it is obvious from
the Ihl'iihiiiil' ih.il hi.' has a soil spot
for llic aiiim,ils. Inii Ins interplay with
the anun.il keepers and corporate ex
ecutives keeps Ihc piediclabie from
becoming boring
lanue Lee Curtis neilhei adds nor
detracts trom the show, while Michael
Palin is monotonous and obnoxious
(maybe that is the point) as the effu-
sive mscct expert. Kevin Kline plays
bolt) Rod (the owner) and Vince (the
son) McCain, but his overly animated
behavior misses ilie mark as Ins hys-
terics contra.st poorh with itie more
refined comedv of ("leese.
1-ortunatelv, the animals play a
great supporting role as director Rob-
ert Young avoids the temptation ot
counting on the cute creatures too
much. Further, while a lot of the hu-
mor relies on the scatological and
sexual, it does not get overwhelmed
by Its sophomoric elements. Some-
times the film goes overboard in its
saliri/mg ot commerciali/alion, but
Cleese keeps the story rolling toward
a uenerallv pleasant yarn.
RATIN(;(outonO):6
Kline doubles the
pleasure
By MELISSA SODOLSKI
\"Fierce Creatures" is an all-around
PHOTO CREDIT UNIVERSAL PKTURl s
'Fierce Creatures" reunites "A Fish Called Wanda's" cast to create a comedy adventure.
en|oyable lilin Iliat has it all: amusing
and original plot, likable and hilari-
ous characters, well-delivered jokes
and some not-so-fierce creatures
What else can be expected tiom the
cast and creators of "A Fish Called
Wanda?" The characters of 'Pierce
Creatures," with different names and
roles, retain the characteristics that
made "Wanda" such a success. Kline
is selfish and dopey; Curtis is seduc-
tive and intelligent; Cleese is subser-
vient and clumsy; and Palin is wordy
and irritating. Together they comprise
a once (make that twice) in a lifetime
cast of the most charming group of
actors collected on a common screen.
The most impressive of the cast is
Kevin Kline, who plays both the char-
acters of a crude billionaire father who
plans to be cryogenically frozen until
there is a cure for whatever ailment
kills him, and his money-hungry son,
who steals from the zoo out of des-
peration for his father's attention and
inheritance. These masterful perfor-
mances are the highlights of "Fierce
Creatures," with Kline's comedic ge-
nius of this film topping all of his pre-
vious humorous roles.
So, if 'Star Wars " is sold out and
one is debating going home or catch-
ing another movie, check out "Fierce
Creatures," tor it is sure to induce
laughter harder than anv verbal ex-
change between R2D2 and C-.^PC).
RATIN(; (out of 10): 9
Cultural Film Series
presents "Fargo"
By MEIGHAN NICKELS
Staff Reporter
How can we make brutal mur-
der palatable on the screen?" This
seems to be the question pondereii
by f:than and Joel Coen as they con-
ceptualized one of their most ac-
claimed (anil cntici/ed) films,
"Fargo"
Set maiiiK m Brainerd. Minn
("home ot Paul Hiinvan "). not in
l*arg(K N.D., as one wdiild expect,
this \Wb release is supposedly ba.sed
on an actual series of crimes that oc-
curred in the .Midwest in l'JS7 (An
opening title informs us th.it the story
is "told exactly as it occurred." but it
ends with a disclaimer that the film
features no similarity to actual per-
sons, living or dead.)
In some ways, "Fargo" is a bleak
lale. as it deals with morally corrupt
people involved in r.insom, kidnap
ping, extortion and cold-bloodetl
murder. In tact, the film has been
criticized in some circles for the
amount of bloodshed and the gory
iiiit inventive way in which one of the
corpses is disposed of, but the Coens
imbue these elements with the quirky
humor that they are known for, as
The film presents itself
IS a genre piece turned
nside out, or what one
Titic has referred to, a
filmblanc."
witnessed m Raising An/on. i" and
"Filood Simple " Somehow Ihe film's
carnage seems less horrific because
it IS infused with humor
I he p.iir also puis a satirical spin
on crrme, so the film presents itsill
as a genre piece turned inside out. or
what one criiu has referred to, with
tongue-in-cheek, <is "film hlanc
For example, audicrucs (aiiiiol
help but laugh when we hear the
twangy, Midwestern dialect of the
characters, who pepper their speech
with idioms like "yah. you betcha"
and "yer darn tootin"." and witness
Ihe absurd .intics of "(iods frozen
people "
ihe films morally bankrupt char-
acters have a counterbalance- Marge
Ciundersen (played by F-rances
McDormand. veteran of" Blood
Simple" and Joel Coen's wife), a
savvy and genial police officer. In ad-
dition to attempting to solve crimes,
the very pregnant Marge is simulta-
neously preparing herself for muni
nent childbirth.
However, this rs no female cop
liattling morning sickness, what
Marge regurgitates is a sense of hu-
manity Armed with wit, an innocu-
ous smile and a strong sense of eth-
ics. Marge can matter-of-factly poke
,it bloody corpses or chastise murders
in the backseat of her cruiser, as well
,is tend to the "minor" needs of her
husb.ind, who paints portraits of
ducks
If this film sounds highy eclectic.
It just might be. However, viewers
can decide for themselves on Satur-
day, Feb. S, at 7 p m . or on Sunday,
Feb. 9, when this film will be shown
at .1:30 and 7 p rn
There is also a Monday evening
screening at 7 p in . which will be-
gin and end with a lecture/discussion
given bv notable WHYY film critic,
Patrick Stoner Mr Stoner h.is pro-
diued and hosted such program's as
Micks ' and "(Jiiick Pics," and has
been with WHYY since 1<)7') Tick-
ets for any screening are %^ for stu-
dents with 11). and .$4 for all others.
lor more information, please call
x'^nso on weekil.iys between '' a m
and .S p in
Next week's cultural film, " Ihirty-
Two Short films About (ilenn
(iould." IS directed by the bimous
Cinadian I lancois (iirard It prom-
ises to be a must see, and its viewing
will be followed by speaker Kim
Cabbard's discussion, titled, "Con-
stnu Img the Artist Ihirty Two Short
Stones Atxiiit (ilenn (iould
Unrequired Reading: Knight's
" Women of the Beat Generation "
BY CARA BECKERICH
tditor in Chief
Up until now. the literary and cul-
tural movement named the Beat CJen-
eration has been generally c"haracter-
ized as a movement of men. It is usu-
ally the words of men, the works ot
men and the lives of men that gain the
majority of the focus. The phrase
the Beat Cieneratron" conjures up
images of Jack Kerouac, Allen
( iinsberg, William Burroughs and like
minded male figures. Certainly the.se
men were not alone, but it is very sel-
dom that the female figures of this
movement are given proper credit and
recognition. These women who were
the wives, the companions, the lovers,
the inspirations and the friends of
these men are in essence the lost Beat
(ieneration
"The Women of the Boat (ienera-
tion," by Brenda Knight, is a fa.scinat-
ing anthology of the lives and works
of the women wh(> were intricate parts
of the generation Knight has done a
fabulous job of highlighting 40 differ-
ent wtmien, giving a detailed profile
of their life and samples of their work
where appropriate. The women in-
cluded range from those who are well
known such as pciet Diane Hi Prima,
to the relatively unknown, such as
Josephine Mills, the poet and profes-
sor who gave (jinsberg his start.
Set up in an easy flowing manner.
Knight has made this collection of
lives an interesting and enj(wable read.
By dividing the book into three major
sections: the Writers, the Artists and
the Muses, she has successfully sorted
and organized these formerly un-
known tales. Each chapter focuses on
a different woman and gives a fulhic-
count of her life along with samples
of her work and memorable photos.
Laced with anecdotes, rare book
excerpts and never before published
poetry, "Women of the Beat Genera-
tion" opens up a side of the Beat Cien-
eration where light does not often
shine. For example, how many people
know that Joan Vollmer Adams
Burroughs, the common law wife of
William Burroughs, served as the in-
spiration of Allen Ciinsberg's poerrt
'Howl to Carl Solom.in" after he had
a dream about her'.'
Although each of these wcmien
ileserves to stand alone as iiidiv idual
examples of powerful, independent
women who rose above the rigid ste-
reotypes of the I'^.SO's, a powerful el-
ement of unity is appropriately woven
throughout the entire book Knight
has beautifully recreated individual
lives while simultaneously showing
Ihe strong intertwining vines that have
connected these women either directly
or indirectly. It is these connections
that make the women of the Beat Cjen-
eration an force of beat history that
can not be denied
Complete with an introduction by
Anne Waldman, an accomplished
powerful writer and poet, and an af-
ter word by Ann Charters, "Women
of the Beat Generation" is a testament
to the importance of these women.
Knight has remembered these women
with reverence and respect that has
been long overdue.
roVFR DRSKiN RFX RAY
Diane DiPHma, Ruth Weis.s, Janine Pnmmy Ve^a, Hettie .Innes, Anne Waldman, Mary Fabilli, and Carolyn
Cas.sady are all women of the Beat (ieneration.
February 7, 1997
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Eating on the Main Line
By EMILY DITOMO
Entertainment Editor
If you do not look carefully, you
might miss it. However, the next time
you are walking down l^ncaster Av-
enue and smell the faint aroma of fresh
basil and tomatoes, stop and look to
the left. Tucked between Grillers take-
out and Boston Chicken, you will find
Pa.sta Milani, a small cafe-style res-
taurant famous for its homemade pa.sta
and freshly made sauces.
Pasta Milani is often overlooked in
the race to find a good meal on the
Main Line. The restaurant's incon-
spicuous location is probably to blame
for this fact; however, recently. Pasta
Milani has been gaining popularity
among old-timers and students alike.
Pasta Milani 's main attraction is its
wide variety of entrees. For example,
customers can choose from among 18
types of pasta and 10 sauces. Regular
cuts of pasta include capellini, spa-
ghetti, linguine, fettuccine, choles-
terol-free spaghetti and penne. For an
extra $.50 to a single dish or $1 .25 to
a family-size entree, cu.stomers can
also enjoy special pastas, such as spin-
ach linguine, spinach fettuccine,
whole wheat fettuccine and tomato
fettuccine. Finally, Pasta Milani also
offers stuffed pastas, like cheese
ravioli, spinach and cheese ravioli.
cheese tortellini, meat tortellini, po-
tato gnocchi and the featured ravioli
of the month.
Moving on to their delicious home-
made sauces, the restaurant offers a
mild marinara (tomatoes, fresh basil
and garlic), aglio and olio (garlic, pars-
ley and romano cheese), bolognese
(classic Italian meat sauce), pesto,
meatball and sausage, tomato-basil
rose, fresh clam and alfredo (cream,
butter and parmesan cheese).
In addition to these classics. Pasta
Milani features freshly baked lasagne
and shrimp with marinara sauce.
Many of the restaurant's dishes
meet Jefferson Health System's Din-
ing With Heart program's require-
ments for fat and sodium; they can
also be ordered in three sizes: lunch,
dinner and family. Lunch entrees are
served from 1 1 a.m. to 4 p.m., and run
an average price of $5.30.
Dinner sizes, on the other hand, are
offered between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.
daily and cost about $6.30 per dish.
Finally, and most conveniently. Pasta
Milani offers family size dinners that
feed between four and five people.
These dishes are offered through take-
out only, and their average price is
$17.
Not only is Pasta Milani a great
place for dinner, but it also has all the
makings of a great Italian deli. Cus-
tomers can choo.se from a wide selec-
tion of cold pasta salads, chicken plat-
ters and salads, as well. Sandwiches
arc available from 11 a.m. to 4 pin
daily, and are served on Cacia's brick
oven-baked Italian bread with fresh
fruit.
Sandwich choices include
melanzana (grilled, marinated egg-
plant and roasted peppers), polio alia
griglia (grilled chicken breast, fresh
mozzarella, lettuce and tomatoes) and
the classic caprese (fresh mozzarella,
tomatoes and fresh basil drizzled with
olive oil). Average sandwich prices run
about $5.50.
Finally, Pasta Milani's dessert se-
lection is endless, and includes as-
sorted cakes, pies, cookies, biscotti,
coffee and cappuccino.
Is your stomach rumbling yet? As
if the restaurant's extensive menu and
reasonable prices were not enough,
Pasta Milani aTso accept.s the popular
Student Advantage Card, which al-
lows students a generous 15 percent
discount off many food items.
Pasta Milani is located at 61 W.
Lanca-ster Ave. in Ardmore.
It is open Monday through Friday
from 1 1 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from
4-9 p.m. and Sunday from 4-8 p.m.
Call (610) 896-4364 for more infor-
mation.
MMW's latest is essential
By JEFF BARN ISH
Staff Reporter
It is rare that .students have enough
money to actually purchase a new CD,
so they usually put some thought into
their choice before getting lost some-
where between A and Z in that maze
many people call Borders. Medeski,
Martin and Wood's album. Shack-
man, is a piece worthy of even the
most critical collection.
Medeski, Martin and Wood's mu-
sic is like no other. These highly tal-
ented musicians blend funk, pop and
fusion jazz into an intoxicating sound
that grooves. MMW is an all instru-
mental band. Their music contains
variety in tempo, thick bass lines,
rhythmic percussion and a searing or-
gan by John Medeski. MMW offer a
range of tight tracks that will get any
Villanova Saturday night started.
John Medeski, the leader of the
trio, is a master at the organ, piarfo,
Hammond B-3 and other various rela-
tives. Medeski performed on almost
every cut on the soundtrack for the
recent movie, "Get Shorty." He also
has played with Phish's lead singer
Trey Anastasio, on the album. Surren-
der to the Air
Billy Martin, the percussionist, is
a freelance artist who.se work can be
seen on the cover of MMW's album.
Martin, whose eccentricities include
playing a rack of "bones" also has his
own art galleries. Chris Wood, the
bassist, prides himself with a stand-
up, acoustic bass. Similar to the great
Jimmy Page of Led Zepplin fame,
Wcx)d has been known to use a violin
bow to achieve a wide range" of
sounds.
To fully appreciate MMW's musi-
cal expertise, one must see them live.
Although they do not frequent the
Main Line nearly as often as the ever
so sweet Love .Seed Mama Ju^^p. an
MMW show would al.so quickly sell
out to their faithful following. Their
shows are creatively improvisational
and contain jams that tastefully merge
with one another. A few tunes that
would have to be included on this
reviewer's Jeff's PicLs Volume I in-
clude, "Is There Anybody Here That
Loves My Jesus," "Bubblehouse" and
"Spy Kiss." This band contains a
musical synergy that most artists can
only dream of.
With renewed appreciation for CD
collections. Shack-man would make
a great addition to anyone's list.
In the age of musically incompe-
tent, one hit wonders, anyone who
appreciates true musicians will love
MMW. In the words of a leading
musical authority, Jeff Welker,
Medeski, Martin, and Wood will,
"blow you away, I swear to God!"
" Star Wars " back on screen
Bv WILL FERGUSON and
TEREN( E !V1( ( ARTHY
Staff Reporters
Revolution Tlie F.mpire versus the
rebels. Droids with stolen plans. Ilie
force versus the dark side "Star Wars"
is the epic story of humanity's innate
desire for freedom Ilie ultimate con
quest of good over evil The film that
changed the motion picture industry
forever
"Star Wars," CJeorge Lucas' first
film, which grossed over $4 billion,
was re-relea.sed this past Friday to sell
out crowds across the stales This
weekend alone the film grossed $3()
million
Generations of fans flocked to the-
aters to see the first installment of this
monster three piece epic In re-rclcas-
ing the trilogy, I .ucas unites three gen
erations of viewers: the original mov
iegoers who have not .seen the film in
20 years, the video tapchcads who
have seen the movie more times than
God but were dying to .see it on the
big screen, and the youthful virgins
who got their first glimpse of this his-
toric masterpiece.
T-Bone- Ihe anticipation for the
new scenes and improved audio and
visual effects are high and show to be
impressive. Yet. it is the pure adrena-
line rush of seeing the film in its en-
tirety on the big screen which gives
viewers the true high It is awesome
Go see it
The Thrill ll was cool and all to
see "Star Wars' on the big screen, but
do not anticipate too much The new
scene with Han Solo and Jabba the
Hut IS excellent and gives more clo-
sure to the movie, but it only lasts a
few minutes.
There are a few new monsters, en-
hanced explosions and the Sony Digi-
tal Surround Sound all of which give
the movie a little kick but these small
improvements will not kmK'k you off
your seat It is sort of like going on a
really g(M)d roller coaster for the sec-
ond time in 'he same day. It is fun, but
nobody gets sick the second time
around. Go see it if you want to see
".Star Wars" the way it was intended.
I am glad I did, but do not expect ma-
jor changes because there are not any
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CONCERTS
THEATRE OFTHE LIVIN(; ARTS
Feb. 8,
8 p.m.
TICKFTS: $19.50 reserved seating
Feb. 20 and 23,
2/20 8 p.m., 2/23 7 p.m.
TICKETS: $20.25 reserved seating
Feb. 26,
8 p.m.
TICKETS: $10.75
Feb. 28,
8 p.m.
TICKH IS: $ 1 7.50 reserved seating
Mar. 7,
8 p.m.
TlCKf TS: $15.25
Mar. 8,
8 p.m.
TICKETS: $19.50 reserved seating
Annie Haslam
Bar Scott
Paula Cole
Holly Palmer
Connells
Odds
Jane Siberry
Keb'Mo'
Donovan
CORES lATES C ENTER
Feb. 8,
8 p.m.
TICKETS: $27.50
Mar. 29,
H p.m.
TICKETS; $27.50- 50
Gloria E.stefan
Phil Collins
ELECTRIC FACTORY
Feb. 8,
8:.30p.m.
TICKETS: $12.50
Feb. 20,
6 p.m.
TICKETS: $15.25
Feb. 22,
8:30 p. m
TICKETS $14 75
Mar. 7,
8:30 p.m.
TICKITS: $12.50
Mar 8.
.S:30p.m.
TICKETS: $18.50
JGB Band
Splintered Sunlight
Rugby Road
Face To Face
The Pharcyde
VoodooCilow Skulls
Less Than Jake
Orange 9mm
Silverchair
Soul Coughing
Firewater
Roln-rt Hunter,
lyricist tor the
Grateful Dead
TOWER FHEAIER
Mar. 6,
8 p m
TICKETS: $20- 25
Shawn Colvin
Freedv loluision
Patty Griftiii
PONiiAc (;rieee
Feb. 15,
7 p.m.
TICKE IS: call for prices
leb 22,
10 p.m.
This is a 21+ show
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Juliana Hatfield
Ken Striimlellou
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New techno masterpiece
By BRFTT BIRTON
Staff Hijuiiui
As human beings most of us have
roughlv 206 bones in our bodies. We
alst) have lungs that inhale and exhale
air, a heart that pumps blood and a
brain that interprets the outside world
ihiough various receptors such as
eyes, ears, noses, skin and taste buds
The only maintenanee required to
keep this machinery in operation is
simple; supply with food, supply with
water and give it time to rest f-or Ri-
chard I). James there is one additional
requirement; make music
James has recorded huiidieds ol
songs under his alias Aphex Ivvm, as
well as his other \ arious [iseudoiivms
I, lines" extensive discographv in-
cludes titles under at least seven dit-
ferent names, and spans the last \1
years. James has contributed lo ovei
40 compilations, and has workeil with
artists such as Meat Beat Manitesto,
Saint htiene. Nine inch Nails and
I'hiilip (ilass. To say that Richard D
James is driven is to make a colossal
understatement James needs to cre-
ate his music. While the rest i>f us ex-
ist on pizza, sandwiches and the oc-
casional vegetable, Richard IJ James
has been on a steady diet of chunky,
buzzing rhythms and electronic melo-
dies.
Aphex I win's newest menu offer-
ing is entitled Ruhurd I) James 1 he
album is an addition to the ever-ex-
panding meal plan that began with
Aphex "s early more stripped-down
minimalist works. If James" early
work could be likened to a chefs salad,
<iiid his 1W5 release / i arc Because
Ydu Care, could be likened to an ex-
quisite dinner at a fancy restaurant,
then the new album can only be de-
scribed as going lo laco Bell, and a
Sushi bcU 111 one night and ordering
evervlhing I'he reasoning behind such
an odd metaphor is that the album is
so unconventional. Richard D. James
breaks many boundaries and stereo-
types of the largely dance-intluenced
genre of techno music,
Richard D. James goes where he
has not gone before. On / Care Be-
Richard D. James cooks up another vi.sionary delight on his latest self-
titled album.
cause You Care, James laid down a
jangle of quirky noise over smooth
soothing beats reminiscent of Tricky
or Portisehead. On the new album,
Aphex Twin goes further into uncx
plored territory. One obvious standout
is the third track, "Peek K24545201 "
This track sounds like an answering
machine and a rusty bed frame fight-
ing on a cliff overk)oking the (Kean.
The contrast between the softer more
melodic ambient sounds, and the abra-
sive tumult of strange noise comes to
a whirring halt at the end of the track,
but similar conflicts arise on many of
the disk's other 14 offerings.
Most of the tracks are without vo-
cals, but "To Cure a Weakling Child, "
the album's sixth track, combines ee-
rie looped samples of a di.storted voice
with a bright sound scape of synth
melody. Another upbeat composition
is the classical-like "Girl/boy song,"'
which is remixed twice on the album
in addition to the original version.
Other more ear-friendly tunes such as
"Milkman," are interspersed with in-
dustrial noise symphonies like the
pounding confrontational "inkeys"
Everyone who has already expe-
rienced Aphex Twin, will find another
solid masterpiece from the electron-
ics school drop-out Richard James. It
may be what you expect, but it is still
full of surprises. To newcomers, the
album may seem imposing, even
threatening at first
My suggestion is, if one is inter-
ested in hearing something truly origi-
nal and ground breaking, whether fa-
miliar with the techno genre or not,
pick up this album and give it a listen.
A couple of spins in the old compact
disk player, while typing a paper, or
wasting hours surfing the net, will
bring listeners around. Whether one
Joves Aphex Twin or hates him, after
listening to Richard D. James, one
cannot ignore him.
Danzig rocks the
Electric Factory
ByCHRISTlNE STORTZ
Staff ReporltT
Danzig hit the stage at the Elec-
tric Factory recently as part of a
three-act bill that also included
Powerman .SOOO and Electric
Hellfire Club. Glenn Danzig, the
main attraction at the Factory that
night, provided his audience with an
energetic live performance. After
spending nearly 20 years in the mu-
sic business, Danzig has come to
know what his audience wants and
without fail he gives it to them.
As for Danzig's two opening acts,
not much can be said except "where
are the earplugs?" Powerman 5000
is coming out with an album at the
end of this month. Listeners should
not waste their money unless their
idea of talent is Marky Marc meets
Rage Against the Machine.
Electric Hellfire Club was worse
yet. Although what the performer
sang was audible, the words were not
even worth a listen. Even the group
was able to see their effect on the
audience as the crowd made obscene
gestures to motion this band off
stage.
Finally, the entertainer of the
night walked out on stage. The
crowd went wild as Danzig opened
with "Mother," a hit from their \^)9^
album Thra 1 1 -demons weatli ve .
From that moment on, the concert
rocked the Factory with incredible
instrumenlals and thrashing lyrics.
The frenzy continued with the
mosh-pit as audience members
pounded and pummeled one another.
tossing each other into the air. The
room shook with excitement as
Danzig played songs from their fifth
and most recent album
Blackacidevil, relea.sed last fall.
The laser lights electrified the
Factory. Ihe lowering amplifiers
shook the rcK>m from wall to wall
I'hose up front could feel the per-
Both the top and
bottom floors were
crammed with people,
anywhere between 10
and 40 years old,
enjoying the dark
overtones of the band.
cussion penetrate their chests. Ihe
crowd sang along with the perform-
ers as Danzig stood on the edge of
the stage reaching out to their fans.
The audience at the Electric Fac-
tory that night was large and di-
verse. Both the top and bottom
lloors were crammed with people,
anywhere between 10 and 40 years
old, enjoying the dark overtones of
the band.
When the music stopped and the
group walked off stage ending their
performance for the night, the
crowd cheered for more. Within
minutes, Danzig reappeared on
stage to give their fans a four-song
encore. The effect was tremendous.
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Fab Five is the team to beat
By JAMIE NOONAN
Assistant Sports Editor
When a porsdri thinks of Intramu-
ral Basketball the lust team that usu-
ally comes to mind is the lab Five.
For the past three years it has continu-
ally been atop the rankings, l^ist year
it won the "A" league championship
While tlie name has been around
for three years, this year's team has
taken on a new look. Brian Finneran
was one of the original members of
Fab Five, but a knee injury suffered
during the lootball season will keep
him out of action all season. The team
also lost another player when he trans-
ferred. Despite the losses. Fab Five
is still the team to beat.
Returning players for the team in-
clude forwards Brad Finneran and
Regis White and guard Shannon Riley
Newcomers Deon Jackson and C.J.
Leeds round out the roster at guard and
center.
Some people may be surprised to
know that the team has only five play-
ers, but the players like it better that
way.
"It's nice not having to come out
of the game," commented Finneran.
"We play a lot, dont have to worry
about substituting and it allows us to
get into the flow of the game."
T he only worry for the team is what
would happen if someone were to get
hurt The players try not to worry
about It and just go out and play. The
fact that all the players are football
players also helps because they are
already in good shape physically.
I'he I ab Five usually tires out the
other team. So far this season, they
have shown no signs of fatigue. In its
last game lab live beat Swamp Drag-
ons 121-44 White led the team,
OUtscoring the Dragons by \1 with a
56 point effort Finneran followed
with .^1
"Tonight the chenuslry was there,"
said White "1 had the hot hand and
my teammates did a good job of feed-
ing me the ball."
The game was complete domina-
tion as the 2-2-1 press worked well,
forcing 2."^ turnovers.
This game was much like the first
two for Fab Five With a win over
DIA, S7-4.'S, and Flaying with Fire, U)-
M, Fab Five has streaked to a 3-U
record.
TTieir average margin of victory so
far this season has been 47 points a
game, while opponents are only av-
eraging 42 points a game I'he final
test comes against No 7 Julius on Feb.
10.
Another formidable opponent in
this year's "A" league is I'he Force
I'he team is made up of all seniors.
but this is their first season playing
together. The Force currently has a
3-U record and the No. 5 ranking I'he
team is awaiting its final regular sea
son match-up with No. 10 Wolfpack
Captain Mike Rusnack is confi-
dent in his teams chances, "If we play
well we will win by 30."
The Force likes to play a man to
man defense while applying half court
pressure Having played well early,
I'he Force could be a force to be reck-
oned with in the playoffs.
Other top 10 action saw No. 6
Jennie struggle early against Hard
Corr I . Jennie was out of sync early
and Hard Corr 1 could not miss.
Jennie trailed by as many as nine in
the early-going but stormed back in
the second half to claim the victorv,
54-4K.
With several big games coming up
and the playoffs about to start, it will
be very interesting to see if anyone
can beat the Fab Five.
The Villanovan sports staff
apologizes for the lack of swim-
ming coverage this week.
Coverage will return next week
with details on both teams' meets
at Penn State.
SoMt UV oM
The Villanovan 's
Intramural Basketball
Top 10
PR W/L
1. Fab Five 1 3-0
The defending champs retain the top sput after they massacred the
Swamp Dragons, 121-44.
2. The Show 2 2-0
Beat Young Guns 100-46, but the game goes into the books as a forfeit
because of the Young Guns' use of ineligible players.
3. Unholy Alliance 3 3-0
Idle this past week. Will finish up with a game against the (>reen Hor-
nets.
4. The Divided T's 4 3-0
Exlged LXA, 49-48, to keep their record unblemished.
5. The Force 5 3-0
Idle this past week. Will duel Nq. 10 Wolfpack in what has the poten-
tial to be the best game of the regular season.
6. Jennie 6 3-0
Struggled against Hard Corr 1, but prevailed, 54-48.
7. Julius 7 3-0
Didn't get burned when they faced Playing With Fire as they won, 48-
28. They are now prepared to head into a buzzsaw when they take on
No. 1 Fab Five. Does anyone think they have a chance?
8. Hava Ice 8 ^ 3-0
Beat NWO in a tight game, 66-58.
9. Marys Kids 9 3-0
Let Hard Corr give them a game, but still won, 52-49.
10. Wolfpack 10 3-0
Idle this past week. Will square off against No. 5 The Force to close out
the regular season.
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Davis, Sullivan lead resting
Cats in Virginia, New York
PHOTO COURTESY OF MEDIA RELATIONS
Krestena Sullivan qualified provisionally for the NCAA Championships.
By DAVID STOl'T
AsMslanl Sfioils I dilor
The women's track and field team
sent athletes to meets in New York and
Virginia on Feb. 1 and Delaware on
Feb. 1 and 2. Despite competing in
three different meets. Nova rested
several of its top performers
"Our intention was to split the team
up and take our athletes to places that
we thought would benefit them," said
Head Coach John Marshall.
Marshall was pleased with his
team's performance at the Terrier
Classic on Jan. 24-25, so he saw this
as an opportunity to rest Kristine Jost,
Carrie Tollefson and Melanie Sklepko.
Despite not running at full strength,
'Nova still had an impressive show-
ing with two NCAA provisional
qualifiers and three ECAC qualifiers.
Leading the way for the Cats were
senior Krestena Sullivan and junior
Kia Davis. Sullivan was the lone Vil-
lanova representative at the Chase
Challenge Invitational in New York.
Running in just her second meet of the
season, Sullivan made her presence
tell, tmisliing second in tin.- s(M iiii \\ iih
an NCAA piov ision.il qiialitv ing
mark ot 2 Id
At the Patriot (iames tieUI at
(jcorge Mason University in fairtax,
Va , Davis ran excellent times in two
events. In the S.Sm Davis crossed the
line in 7.22, an HCAC qualifying time,
and captured first place in the 35m
high hurdles with an NCAA provi-
sional qualifying time of 7.83.
"Right now Kia is one of the top
sprinters and hurdlers in the confer-
ence," noted Marshall "For her to he
coming along the way she is at this
time of the season is credit to the et
tort she has put in all year."
'Nova had two other FX'AC quali-
fiers at the Patriot (James, both in the
4(M)m. Senior Kesha Walley, who has
come on strong after missing the sec-
ond meet with a quad strain, and
Leashia Rahr finished second and
third, respectively. Walley ran a 55.90,
while Rahr clocked in at 56.73
Rounding out the field of competitors
for the Cats were junior Chantell
Parks (tenth in the 4()()m), senior
Kristina Schrier (sixth in the high
IceCats trounced twice by Alabama-Birmi
iuin[)). siiplioinoic Katie Blackett
(seventh in the Iiiple iiimp) .iiul juii
ior Jaiuelie Mallliews (11th in ttie
tuple |ump)
I he final venue for the Cats was
the Delaware Invitational. Compet-
ing for 'Nova were a couple of.fresh-
man walk-ons, Anne Mielnik and Sa-
rah Hunt. Mielnik took tilth place in
the shot put (3S feel, 4 inches) and
eigth place in the weight throw (3S
feet, 2 inches). Hunt finished in 13th
place (33 feet, 7 inches) and tenth
place (36 feet, 5 inches) in the same
two events. Marshall anticipates thai
both athletes with be contributors al
the conference level with a year or two
of experience.
With just one meet left before the
Big East Championships, Marshall is
pleased with his teams performance.
During the past month, the team has
shown significant progress and an
ability to overcome injuries. The team
seems to be coming together at just
the right time.
"Everyone is active and anxious for
the conference meet," noted Marshall.
The Cats are in action this Satur-
day at tj^ Butler Invu^ational
am
By JAMIE NOONAN
Assistant Sports Editor
The IceCats knew it would be a
tough two game series with Alabama-
Huntsville. Alabama may not seem
like the name or the place for a h(Kkey
powerhouse, but it is. Alabama is the
defending Division !i National Cham-
pions and the current No.l team in
Divison II h(x:key with a record of 1 7-
3. This would be a tough assignment
for any team.
TTie Cats came out fighting in the
first game, allowing only one first pe-
riod goal. This would not be enough,
however, as Alabama scored four
goals in each of the next two periods
to take a 9-0 victory. It is obvious
that it is often hard to find a positive
in a game like this, but goalie Mark
Ginsburg's performance was note-
worthy. One may point to the score
and say he gave up nine goals, but he
also faced 72 shots. To be able to turn
away 62 shots is still impressive
The seccmd game went much the
same as the first with Alabama taking
the lead in the first and holding onto
it Villanova would not be shutout this
game though. In the third period Steve
Moglein scored for the Cats.
Moglein scored on a broken plav
when he was forechecking his oppo
nents and two Alabama players be-
came confused. Moglein was able to
beat them to the puck and sneak the
shot past the goalie from 15 feet with
a wri.st shot. In the end it was not
enough as Alabama pulled away to
win 14-1, dropping the Cats record to
4-13-1.
It was obvious that the IceCats
were playing a better team, but they
did not help themselves. Several
times Alabama was given power play
opportunities. For the weekend Ala-
bama was able to capitalize on 7-of-
18 power play opportunities, while
the Cats could not take advantage of
any of theirs.
"Even though we were over-
matched and outmanned we never
quit," commented senior Mike Fan-
ning. "In both games we played hard
and never gave up."
While the score may not indicate
it, the Cats really were able to play
well as a team. For the first time all
year they went hard and played to-
gether the entire game. The IceCats
can u.se these two games as a learning
experience as they prepare for the rest
o:
the season.
rhe team had a big game against
Penn State on Wednesday, but results
were unavailable at press time The
team will be back at the Skatium in
llavertown to face conference rival
Sacred Heart on Sunday.
I'he ke( als have been struggling to win games lately: they have yet to record a victory
will look to get hack into the win column against Sacred Heart on Sunday.
riioiii m kARAi.Roui Ki
this calendar year. Thev
ihe Villanovan' s
Athletes of the Week
Male
Female
Jason Lawson
'
Kia Davis
Basketball
Irack and liekl
Jason filled up the slat
[n^^fflil
H
Kia had an outstanding
sheet in grand style against
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day at the Patriot Games at
West Virginia with a career-
n^^^^^^^^^m
George Mason. She quali-
high-tying eight blocks, 12
xf^^^^^^^^^
fied provisionally for the
rebounds and 15 points. He
NCAA Championships with
was also unstoppable in the
a 7. S3 clocking in the 55m
Cats' win versus Syracuse,
high hurdles and qualified
netting 17 points on 5 -of -7
for the ECAC Champion-
shooting.
ships in the 55m with a time
of 7.22.
More racers qualify
By TRA( KV BOWEN and
siZANNK BIX HARD
Siaff Hrpnrlcrs
On Feb. 1 Ihe men s track ,iiul tield
team (larticipated in both the Patriot
Games and the Chase Challenge Invi
lalional live members of the team
participated in the Patriot (iames,
which were hosted In (ieorge Mason
Dmversitv in Fairtax. Va Ihe Chase
Challenge Invitational, held ,it Ihe
newly opened Sports Center at
Chelsea Piers in New York, NY had
eight athletes representing Villanova
Among the top performers for the
Cats was Kareem Archer, who led
Villanova with an N( AA provisional
mark of 7 V) in the SSni high hurdles.
Archer w.ts our standout iiuli
vidual," said A.ssistant ( oach Anthonv
Williams "He performed as expected
We expected him to improve ,ind he
did He's versatile and consistent.
That's going to continue "'
Other strong perform. inccs came in
the trtple )ump with Jermaine Deans
[ilacing third with ,i mark of 4.S feel.
I 75 inches. This (jiialitied Dc. ins tdt
the l( '4A Championships
While five athletes ueie (.(unpel-
ing in Virginia, Ihe other Wildcats
were enjoying a less competili\ e meet
at New York's new Sports Center
"ITie Chase Challenge Invitational
was used as a Ir.iining meet." Head
Coach John Marshall said It was a
meet to give (Hii athletes an i>|ip()rlu
nitv i>l r, icing to sta\ in tune ii\er Ihe
weekend I here was nothing, it slake "
Despite the lack ol com[X'tition. the
( ,its slill ran strong Ireshmen
Maulan Myron and Cory Smith <ind
sophomore Brock Butler all ran I( 4A
qualifying marks Smith placed
fourth in the mile with a 4:16.
"Cory Smith had a great break-
through in the mile It was a good
meet for him," commented Marshall
We hope to keep the momentum go
mg into the Big Itast Championships."
The Wildcats will be back in ac-
tion Saturday .it the Butler Invit.itional
in Indianapolis, Ii\d M.irsh.dl says
these next weeks will be in prepara-
Iron tor the Big I .ist ( h.impionships
which will be held on Feb. I5-1() at
the ( '.irner 1 )oinc in Syracuse.
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DB> JONATHAN KLIC K
Siniii) ( \tluiunist
J^ 'Nova's season begins
N^^ on Sunday. Eticclivcly,
the lirst 22 games ot this
season were just prepara-
Etion li)r the battle of the
Wikicats when Villanova
R travels to Rupp Arena to
take on the defending na-
tional champions.
Now I know this column
hasn't been loo appreciative of
the Cats' play thus far this sea-
st)n, but what can I say? I was
swept up in the preseason hype.
When I looked at the schedule at
the beginning of the season, I
thought Kentucky was going to
be our only challenge. My ex-
pectations were too high, and 1
was uiniecessarily disappointed.
1 resigned myself to the possibil-
ity that nothing was going to
come of this season.
But then I saw something dur-
ing the sectmd half ot the West
Virginia game. We actually
started to play as a team. For a
brief moment we didn't look like
a confused collection of individu-
als. Instead, everyone was mak-
ing his cut and hitting the open
man (How pretty was it when
Rafal "Magic" Bigus hit
C'elestand with that bounce
pass?).
It's that kind of team play
we're going to need to beat Ken-
tucky. That's right; 1 believe
we're going to beat UK. It's not
going to be easy mind you, but
we can do it. As was proved this
week, the Wildcats of the South-
east are beatable.
But we must play a smart
game. First off, everyone in the
world knows what Kentucky is
going to do— press, press, press.
Pressing is Pitino's mantra, and
it's a particularly useful tool
against us. Throughout this year,
when opponents have pressed us,
'Nova has looked confused and
frightened. If Kentucky .smells
that kind of fear on us on Sun-
day, it's all over.
One tactical move that would
help against this pressure is to use
Tim Thomas as the pivot at cen-
ter court. Thus far this year,
'Nova's press break has sent TTio-
mas down to the other end of the
court, effectively removing him
from the situation. This is just
plain foolish. Given his size and
incredible ballhandling skills,
putting him in the middle is a no-
brainer. A scheme relying on
rhomas m the middle and Will-
iams and Celestand in the back
will neutralize Kentucky's pres-
sure.
On defense, the Cats had bet-
ter get b.ick lo [uotect the rack.
I or much of the game against
West Virgmia, the Mountaineers
looked as though they were get-
ting dunks every time down the
court because they kept beating
our pressure before any of our
guys had a chance to gel back. If
this happened against WVIJ,
Kentucky is likely to have a field
day.
Player for player we have the
talent to take Kentucky, no ques-
tion. Now we need to show that
talent can work together as a
team.
Big East Week in Review
By KKVIN McKKON
Slitjj Ki-pitrU-r
BIG p:a.st 7 *
PROVIDHNCE (16-5, 7-3 Big Hast)
Providence has won five straight
games, including two conference
battles last week against Connecticut
and Boston College. On Jan. 29, Der-
rick Brown p(»sted a career-high .M
points and collected 10 rebounds to
lead the Friars past UConn, 62-47
Austin Ooshere added 16 points and
started a 12-2 run in the second half
that put Providence ahead to stay.
Croshere led the team on Feb. 1 with
25 points, including five three point-
ers, as Providence overcame a slow
start to take out Boston College, 83-
71. Derrick Brown added 21 points
and 1 1 rebounds for the Friars.
MIAMI ( 12-6. (v4)
Fast week, the Hurricanes suffered
a loss to Rutgers by a matter of inches,
lini James hit an apparent game-ty-
ing three pointer at the buzzer Sun-
day, but referee Tim Higgins ruled that
his foot was on the line, leaving Mi-
ami on the short end of a 60-59 score.
Miami trailed by 13 points with nine
minutes to go, but they climbed back
into the contest with a 19-5 run to set
up the dramatic finish. Clifton Clark
led the Hurricanes with 21 points as
their four-game winning streak came
to an end.
GFORCjETOWN (14-7, 7-6)
Head Coach John Thompson's
squad squeaked out two road wins in
the conference last week over St.
John's and Connecticut. Big East
scoring leader Victor Page hit his first
shot of the game with 2.6 seconds lo
play to hold off the Red Storm at
Madison Square Garden on Feb. I.
Freshman guard Ed Sheftey scored 21
points for the Hoyas. On Feb. 3, Page
did it again with a three pointer in the
final two minutes that sealed a 52-51
victory over Connecticut. Page
scored 1 1 of his 15 points in the final
10 minutes and Boubacar Aw added
10 f>oints in the victory.
strong fashion with a 7-1 Big East
record but have now dropped three
straight, including two double-digit
losses last week.
Boston College traveled to
Morgantown, W. V. on Jan. 28 to take
on a much improved Mountaineer
team, and the Eagles were sent pack-
ing, 89-76. The Eagles remained
grounded against the Friars as they
saw Providence shut down their attack
in the second half and run away with
the game, 83-71. Danya Abrams led
BC with 23 points and 1 1 rebounds.
CONNECTICUT (12-8, 5-6)
The Huskies posted a 1-2 record
last week, losing to Providence and
Georgetown. On Jan. 29, Connecti-
cut hung tough through halftime but
struggled in the second half, falling
PnTSBl)R(iH(ll 10, 5 5)
The Panthers went 1-1 in confer-
ence last week as they topped Notre
Dame at home and fell to West Vir-
ginia on the n)ad Kellii laylor and
Vonteego Cunmiings led the way for
Pitt with 20 and 19 points, respec-
tively, as they blew (»ut Notre Dame,
88-64 The Panthers set a Big East
record by hitting 16 three pointers, in-
cluding a combined 14-of-17 mark
posted by Taylor, Cummings and Ja-
son Made Pittsburgh traveled to
West Virginia on Saturday and lost
their shooting touch, managing to
make only 35 percent of their shots
and 5-of-22 from behind the arc.
RUTGERS (9-8, 5-6)
The Scarlet Knights survived two
conference games last week in the fi-
nal seconds. Earl
Johnson hit a three
pointer at the
buzzer on Jan. 29
to lift Rutgers over
St. John's, 49-47.
Johnson and Geoff
Billet led Rutgers
with 11 points
each. Then the
Scarlet Knights
beat a hot Miami
team 60-59 when a
potential game-ty-
ing Miami three
pointer was ruled a
two pointer as time
expired. Rob
Hodgson scored a
career-high 19, in-
cluding two foul
shots that gave
Rutgers a three-
point lead with
17.3 seconds left.
Billet added 15
points.
SYRACUSE
(13-8,4-6)
The 'Cuse split
two home games umi
last week destroy- Does jun'o*" co-savior Zendon Hamilton regret his
ing a weak Seton college choice? The Red Storm is 4-7 in Big East play.
(■OII,Rr.FSP<1RTS
Super sophomore Ron Mercer is
Kentucky's most lethal weapon.
Hall team and falling to No,. 14 Vill-
anova. On Jan. 28, the (Orangemen
gathered their third straight confer-
ence win by pummeling Seton Hall,
93-60. Next, the Orangemen lost an
early lead to Villanova and fell 70-60
despite holding the Wildcats to 39
percent shooting. Otis Hill and Ja.son
Cipolla had 17 and 15 pxiints, respec-
tively, to lead Syracuse.
SETON HALF (8- 12, 3-8)
The Pirates dropped two more ain-
ference games last week, losing to
Syracu.se and Connecticut. Seton Hall
traveled to the Carrier Dome on Jan
28 and went quietly, receiving a 93-
60 beating at the hands of the
Orangemen Donnell Williams lead
Seton Hall with 1 7 points
In its second game of the week, the
Hall only managed two field goals in
the final eight minutes of the game as
they fell to a short-handed ( onnceti-
cut team, 62-55 Ix-vell Sanders led
Seton Hall with 14 points as the team
shot a dismal 32 percent from the field
BK; FAST 6
VII.I.ANOVA( 17-5, 8-4)
WIS! VIRCWNIA (13-6, 7-5)
Ihc Mountaineers arc surprising
the whole Big lia.st with their imprcs
sive play in the conference this year
and last week they added two more
victories On Jan 28, West Virginia
hosted Boston College and (iordon
Malone put up a career-high 28 points
and added a career-high 15 rebounds
to lift WVU. 89-76
The second victory came as the
Mountaineers remained home and
collecied a 74-59 win over the Pitts-
burgh Panthers
BOSTON COLI .F( iV ( 1 3 6. 7 4)
'I"hc Eagles started the season in
62-47 to a tough Providence team.
The Huskies fell below .500 in the Big
East for the first time since the 1992-
93 season. Coach Jira Calhoun's squad
then traveled to the Continental Arena
and ended its four-game skid with a
62-55 win against a hapless Seton Hall
team. Freshman Richard Hamilton
had a career-high 23 points as UConn
closed the game with a 16-4 run.
On Feb. 3, Connecticut lost a heart-
breaker to Georgetown 52-5 1 in front
of their home fans. On a positive note,
Ricky Moore returned from his five-
game suspension to add 1 1 p)oints in
the loss
ST JOHNS(9-10, 4-7)
St. John's dropped two tough
games la.st week in conference play,
one to Rutgers and the other to
Georgetown. On Jan. 29, the Red
Storm watched Rutgers hit a three
p(Mnter at the buzzer to steal a 49-47
victory at Madison Square Cjarden
Tarik Turner finished with 12 points
to lead St John's and Zendon
Hamilton had a career-high 18 re
l>ounds
The Red Storm again fell in the fi
nal seconds at home again on Feb 1
when a Victor Page jumper found the
bottom of the net with 2.6 seconds left
to hand St. John's its fourth straight
loss. 71-68. Charles Minlend led the
home team with 25 points.
NOTRE DAME (9-9, 3-7)
The Fighting Irish lost another Big
I'ast battle la.st week as they fell to
FMttsburgh on the road. Notre Dame
never had a chance on Jan. 29 as Pitt
hit a Big liast record 16 three point-
ers to sink the Irish, 88-64 Pal
Garrity. the Big East's second-lead-
ing scorer, was held to 12 points, his
second lowest p<iinl total of the sea
son
Parcells
out of line
By RYAN SCHALK
Uaff Columnist
lA)yalty. It's a term that seems
to be lost on most Generation X'ers.
No we; no team; just me.
In the world of sports coaches
and owners seem to be the ones who
actually try to offset this new breed
of player that has come along. The
rookie who holds out for more
money and the veteran who wants
to renegotiate their contract because
they are no longer the highest-paid
player at their position are just a few
types of this new breed who coaches
must harness and try to actually gain
some control over.
Bill Parcells used to be one of
those coaches. The teams he has
brought to the Super Bowl were
founded on discipline. Discipline
that he instilled in every one of his
players, from the rookie hotshot to
the veteran Pro Bowler. Now he is
the one acting like the overpaid Gen-
eration X players that have turned
the NFL into a Sunday afternoon
soap opera.
Parcells will take over the head
coaching job of the New York Jets
in 1998. NFL commissioner Paul
Tagliabue ruled that Parcells must sit
out a year if he is not willing to coach
the New England Patriots, the team
he was under contract to coach for
the 1997 season. So in 1997
Parcells' lackey Bill Belichick will
coach the Jets and Parcells will serve
as a consultant to the team. So much
for being under contract.
Much has been said about
Parcells relationship with Patriots
owner Robert Kraft. Parcells report-
edly wanted complete control over
the team, including control over all
personnel decisions. Kraft, how-
ever, was only willing to let Parcells
coach, the only thing he was paid to
do.
1 thought it was just the players
who wanted power Now everyone
wants it. Now we can put Parcells'
name with Ricky Walters, Barry
Bonds and Jerry Jones. Players,
coaches and owners who want it all.
Whatever happened to the ideal team
player? The players who would start
and finish their career with one team;
the coaches who would strictly
coach and the owners who would let
their players play and coaches
coach?
Before this recently-made ar
rangement there was talk of the Jets
trading their No. 1 pick in the draft
to the Pats in exchange for Parcells
Would we have heard this trade sce-
nario twenty years ago'^ A head
coach for a No 1 draft pick Money
and power talk, loyalty walks
The whole situation is sickening
Parcells will probably be doing end
zone dances and wearing one of
those band-aids on his nose before
we know it, joining in with all of his
overpaid, whining players
Tagliabue is also to blame His
ruling was ineffectual and extremely
powerless. He should have ruled
that Parcells was obligated to coach
the Patriots and not let any other
team even talk to him until his con
tract was up in 1997 Its comital
how the only character in this whole
saga with power is afraid to use it
Order Parcells lo coach the Pats, and
if he doesn't want to fulfill his con
trad, don't pay him
,So goes another day in the life
of the NFL Be sure to tune into next
week's episode when we find out
what else happens to our hero, "Dol
lar" Bill, and his trusty comrades
Does the Commish put his fist
down' D(ws "Dollar" Bill pick up
and leave the Jets because he just
cant wait a year'
All these questions and more will
be answered next week, when wc
can all once again feel the power of
the NFL
February 7, 1997
THE VILLANOVAN
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S
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Cats overcome adversity and the Orangemen
By DON MEIER
Sports Editor
It was a game that the Cats abso-
lutely had to have. Alter another na-
tional television loss, most recently to
a clearly inferior Georgetown squad,
the team's psyche had clearly taken a
severe beating. Their Feb. 1 rematch
with Syracuse, a team to whom they
had lost a hearlbreaker only 12 days
earlier, would be a chance for them to
redeem themselves. The Cats entered
the hostile Carrier Dome and again
found themselves down double digits
PHOTO HY AMY DRAKF
Chuck Komej^ay has elevated hi.s level of play in recent weeks. The Cats will need him tn continue to excel if they
intend to arrive at the next level.
LadvCats fall to Hurricanes
(continued from pa/^e <f>l
Freshman Jenea Skeeters is one of
the inexperienced players that Perretta
was alluding to Skeeters collected
nine points, all of which came in the
second half Another relatively inex-
perienced but very talented player,
Jenn Sliwa, added 1(1 points The list
of key but inexperienced Cats g{K\s on
and on Sophomore Shanette Ixe only
scored two points, but grabbed seven
boards and dished off five assists
Sophomore center Shannon Ferretti
grabbed six rebounds Freshman
guard Lauren Pellicane scored six
points.
"We just have to keep on working
at it, " Perretta concluded 'I under-
stand that wc have a young team and
we're going to be inconsistent. We
ju.st have to keep plugging away."
The Cats will attempt to stay ab<we
.StK) this week when they travel to
Syracuse on Sunday TTiey will then
return home to take on Rutgers at the
duPont Pavilion on Wednesday night
at 7 30 nm -- Jenn Sliwa has been battling a icnee ii\jnry for much of the season
111 the fust half Unlike the
(ieorgetown game, however, the Cats
climbed out of the hole that they had
dug for themselves and sprinted to the
finish, emerging with a 7()-f)() win.
Villanova Head Coach Steve Lap-
pas admitted that the loss to the Hoyas
had dropped the team deeper into the
throes of depression According to
Lappas, the loss to the Hoyas "was a
hanger. We had a couple o{ kids over
to the house and had a bunch of kids
into the office. We just kept reiterat-
ing . . . it's about staying positive'
I'he Cats' newfound resiliency was
what enabled them to win the game
They got down and did not panic; they
instead maintained their composure
and got back into the game. When
the Orangemen went up by five with
nine minutes remaining in the game,
the noise generated by the season-high
Syracuse crowd of 2(),537 had reached
a deafening roai Ihe Cats still refused
to throw up their arms in frustration
They instead proceeded to take full
control of the game, ensuring that a
last-second shot would not be neces-
sary this time.
The team's early problems were
primarily due to a lack of shooting
from the outside, a familiar theme in
the team's losses this season
Syracuse's zone allowed wide-open
looks, but Villanova could not connect
The Cats would shoot 3-for-2() from
three-jjoint range on the afterno(m
"That's our thing," said l^ippas of
his teams problems from the outside
"You can't really make too much of
an issue of it as a coach. If you do.
then they really won't make them So
we just tell them to keep shooting, but
look inside a little bit more"
Getting the ball down low was also
lough for the C"a\s in the tirst hatt
Syracu.se '.s zorif had the puint hotilcd
up, and the Cats' entry pa.s.ses were
being deflected or picked off The
Cats turned the ball over 10 times in
the first half and trailed. 31-27. at the
break.
In the second half the Cats used
their quickness to penetrate more and
succes.sfully picked away at the heart
of the Syracuse zone Ciuards Alvin
Williams and John Celestand did a
good job of driving the lane, increas-
ing the team's opportunities to get the
ball inside to red-hot Jason Lawson
and Chuck Kornegay
"Every time we got to the middle,
we saw that something g(xid was hap-
pening," said Williams, who finished
with 13 points "We got real good
opportunities We just kept going "
I^awson delivered whenever he was
given the opportunity. The 6-foot- 1 1
senior scored 17 points cm 3-of-7
shooting from the field and a 7-for-S
performance from the free throw line
Chuck Kornegay also continued his
very strong play, tallying 1 1 points on
S-()l-9 shooting while grabbing nine
rebounds It is tough for any team in
Ihe nation to match up to the Cats'
inside duo when they are playing that
well.
Lawson and Kornegay also played
a key role in the Cats' assault on the
glass Ihey combined for 15 re-
bounds, and Villanova outrebounded
'('use 4S-32. It was Tim Thomas and
Williams, however, who really crashed
the boards. Thomas came away with
1 1 rebounds, five of them swiped from
the offensive glass, while Williams
joined him in double figures with 10.
Thomas pointed to rebounding as
the key to the Cats' second-half resur-
gence
"We just got after it a lot more,"
said 'Thomas. "We came out trying to
attack the glass. We knew that shots
weren't falling, so if we got second-
chance shots, it would help."
Many of the shots that weren't fall-
ing came from the hands of Ihe fresh-
man phenom. He was the game's
leading scorer with 20 points, but he
shot only 7-of-21 from the tloor, in-
cluding only 2-of-9 from behind the
arc The two that went down, how-
ever, were instrumental in the Cats'
second-half charge. Williams and
Celestand also shot up their share of
three point mi.s,ses, as they were a com-
bined O-of-8 from three-point range.
The Cats' poor shooting was not
the story this time, however, because
they managed to win in spite of it.
Their rebounding and defense, which
have been their strongest areas all sea-
son, won Ihem the game. They
smashed the Orangemen on the boards
and shut them down on defense when
thcv had to. Syracuse sh(H only 3^.7
percent from the field tor the atter-
n(H>n
II the ( '.if.> arc plunniiin on iimking
a serious run in March, their delense
and rebounding will be what carries
them. As this game sht)wed. these two
strengths alone will win them some
games. Good shooting fri>m the (nil-
side makes them almost unstoppable.
Just ask Boston College.
This is not the time for them to get
greedy, however. Fveryt)ne involved
with the program agreed afterwards
that this was a huge win for this team.
lire pivotal victory kepi the Cats near
the top of their conference, above the
mess that is the Big East's version of
parity. I'he team also avoided losing
two games in a row for the first time
since December of the 1W4-9.S sea-
son It also gave them a chance to
build up some momentum, not to
mention some wins, before they face
Kentucky and head into the home
stretch t)f their Big F^ast schedule As
the Wildcats' inconsistency this year
has shown, they can not afford to start
looking ahead. They must follow the
old manUii -one game at a time
Kentucky looms
on Cats' horizon
PHOTO BY AMY DRAKF
By,I()EI'AlTERS()N
Srtiioi Reporter
Villanova travels to No. 3 Ken-
tucky will) ,1 renc\>.e(i sense oti-niit:
dence
"1 like where we re at righl nttw,
said Head Coach Steve Lappas.
"We seem to he gelling together.
defensively and oflensiseK. vud J.i
son Lawson Our otfense some
times lakes .i little while to cei iht
feel of It to know where the shots ,ire
going to come from
Typically. I-app;»s squads peak in
February In fact, over the last four
years, the Cats are l(^ ^ during Feb
mary Adding to Villan(wa's chances
arc injuries to two of Kentucky's top
players leading scorer Derek Ander
son and senior Jarcd Prickett, a player
Coach Rick Pitino has termed his best
passer, rcboundcr and prcsscr. Team
mates li.ive speculated Ih.il 1'rn.kell
might he back for the VilhuKua
game, hut Pitino doubted that, call-
ing the m|urv a "bail, h.id" sprain
Willi the in|uries. Pitino has said
that he will not empl(tv his trademark
piessing style iit delense, partiv be-
cause he fears foul irouhle Still.
Kcniucks has snpersl.ii sophiimore
Run Merger, who is averaging IS
poiiils pet game while shooting
,iboul 40 |x*rcent from three-point
range Also. Anthony Fpps does a
giMHi job dislrilniting the ball with
nearly five assists a game Inside,
UK has the SIC's top shot blocker
in Jam.'al Magliore
Villan(wa has not played Ken-
tucky since March of 1*JSH when
Nova won HO 74. Kentucky was
also the sight of Villanova's 66-64
NCAA Championship victory (wer
(Jeorgetown
Page 36
THE VILLANOVAN
February 7, 1997
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Seniors super in their duPont finale
PHOTO BY AMY riRAKI
He scored 16 points in the
Tim rhomas electrified the crowd when he slammed home Alvin Williams' lob pass.
( Hts final ^ame at duPont this season.
Student athletes score a 2.89
By DON MKIKR
SfH>il.s Lditot
The athletic dcparlriienl .iniiounced
this week that the .S47 student athletes
at the University had obtained a mean
grade point average of 2. 89 for the Fall
semester This mark represented an
all-lime high lor the University's
scholar athletes since such a figure
was first computed I 2 years ago The
figure bettered the 2.S6 (iF'A ol the
1995 Fall semester that had estab-
lished the previous high water mark
It also put the University's student ath-
letes at almost the same exact level as
the rest of the student body, which
averaged 2.9(1 for the F'.di |99Ssemes
ter.
"I'm just really proud that our
nearlv '>Sf) student alhieles avei.iged
2.89 on their GFA," said Athletic I)i
rector Gene DeFilippo "When you
come to Villanova, you come to be a
true student alhlete, not just an ath-
lete."
Tlie gradu.ition rales of Villanova's
student athletes also seem to supp<ut
I)t I- il ippo's observation that
Villanova's student athletes are truly
dedicated lo getting an education
According to Nancy While. A.ssociate
Director of Academic Advising for
Athletes, the NCAA compiles these
statistics by calculating the percent-
age of a given freshman class of stu
dent athletes that goes on to graduate
from the school in which they enrolled
as freshmen In the most recent pub-
lished data, which pertains to the
1989-90 freshman class, Villanova
graduated 80 percent of its student ath
letes, well above the national average
of 54 percent
A closer look at the nuances in
volved in computing the graduation
rate would seem to indicate that the
(iPA IS a superior measure of the ef
tort that students put into their stud
ies. Under the above ground rules a
student athlete who transfers or signs
,1 professional contract before they
gradu.ite, as was the case with a num
ber of baseball players from that
ve.ir's class, is counted as having not
graduated, even if they were in good
academic standing at the time of their
departure
"That's always been the problem
with using the graduation rate [as a
representative measure]," agreed
White
DeFilippo could not be ,inv more
pleased with the results of all the hard
work that went into this accomplish
nunt
"1 think that [our student athletes'
(iPA) speaks very, very well for a
number of groups," said DeFilippo
"It speaks very, very well for the stu-
dent athletes who come here. They
are among the top student athletes in
the country as people, as students, and
as athletes; there is no question about
that.
"I think it also speaks very highly
of our coaches," DeFilippo continued.
"Our coaches work hard at recruiting
the type of student athletes who can
do well at Villanova, and who arc stu-
dents as well as athletes"
DeFilippo also mentioned two
other groups that he feels were instru-
mental He commended Dan Regan
and White in the Academic Advising
department for the additional support
that they supply to the student athletes
He also feels that the University's fac-
ulty deserves a great amount of credit
"The faculty at VillarKwa is an out
standing faculty," DeFilippo said
"They are totally committed to the stu-
dents here (and to] providing the best
type of teaching that they can "
Despite the continued improve
ment, DeFilippo still sees more room
for growth Fie does not feel that an
average (iPA of 3 O for student ath-
letes is out of reach
"A 3 () is our next goal," remarked
DeFilippo, "and I'm hoping that well
be able to reach that shortly"
By JON NKHLSEN
Senior Reporlt'r
Tuesday night was the final game
at duPont Pavilion tor the three Vill-
anova seniors. And they played like
it. The trio of Alvin Williams, Jason
Lawson and Chuck Kornegay fueled
the Cats' offensive engine in the 81-
70 victory over the West Virginia
Mountaineers.
The game started off typically for
the Cats, as they fell behind 1 1-4 and
looked bewildered by the Mountain-
eers up-tempo style.
Despite a spectacular early dunk by
freshman Tim Thomas, the team was
listless, committing three quick turn-
overs. Coach Steve Lappas went to his
bench to try to find the .solution.
Finally, with 8:40 left in the half,
freshman Brian Lynch drove the lane
and pitched a no-look pass to Jason
Law.son for the dunk. That put the
Wildcats ahead 16-15. Other than that
play, it was a quiet return for Lynch,
who had his injured thumb heavily
taped.
The rest of the half was back and
forth until Thomas, who has had no-
ticeable trouble running the fast break
this season, dribbled the ball into the
lane from half court and passed to
Howard Brown for the easy two.
With time expiring in the half.
Mountaineers' leading scorer Damian
Owens buried a three to put his squad
up 38-32.
"I thought I made a big mistake at
the end of the first half, playing," ex-
plained 'Nova Coach Steve Lappas.
"We should have held [the ball]."
Bright spots in the half came from
Alvin Williams with 12 points and
Jason Lawson with nine points and
seven boards.
The second half began with a very
unlikely hero. Chuck Kornegay pro-
vided the offensive lift the team
needed, scoring three straight buckets
to open the half. He ended the game
with ten points, despite being a non
factor in the fiist half. He was in high
spirits when asked if Coach Lappas
had designed plays at halftime for hiin
to get the ball.
"That wasn't the way it was
planned," joked Kornegay. "In our
offense, everyone gets a chance lo
touch the ball in different places and
it just worked out that way."
Kornegay 's spark ignited the squad
on a 15-2 run. The stretch consisted
of a John Celestand three pointer and
buckets by Williams and Thomas.
Kornegay topped it off by scoring two
more consecutive buckets and trapping
Mountaineers' forward Gordan
Malone on the sideline, forcing a time
out.
"I think Chuck Kornegay should be
considered for Defensive Player of the
Year in the Big East," said Lappas.
"He has done an unbelievable job on
everyone he's played."
One player who did struggle de-
fensively was freshman Thomas
Guarding the smaller and quicker
Damian Owens, Thomas fell into foul
trouble in the second half. Owens
ended the game with 23 points and
Thomas fouled out with 1:39 left in
the game. Still, the freshman was on
the receiving end of the game's most
dazzling play. With 2:20 left in the
game, Williams tossed a lob from the
top of the arc. Thomas flew from no-
where and flushed the ball through the
iron for the alley-oop.
"I'm not the best lob thrower," said
Williams. "But everything was going
right, so 1 threw it up there and Tim
got it."
Williams led the team with 23
points on 8-for-14 shooting. Lawson
had a monster line with 15 f>oints, 12
rebounds and a career-high tying eight
blocks.
"It really was a special night," said
Lappas. "[Williams, Kornegay and
Lxiwson] really signify everything wc
want this program to try and be."
Women blitzed by
'Canes in Miami
By DON MEIER
Spi>rts Editor
TTie women's basketball team trav-
eled to Miami on Feb. 1 and found a
storm waiting for them. The Miami
Hurricanes jumf)ed all over the Wild-
cats and never trailed. The Hurri-
canes' defen.se smothered the Cats,
holding them to just 12 first half
p<iints. Villanova (10-9. 5-6 Big East)
came out running in the second half
and lit up the scoreboard to the tunc
of 44 points, but it was to no avail as
the 'Canes ran shoulder-to-shoulder
with Villanova, putting up 45 points
of their own Miami held on easily to
claim the win, 70-56
Head Coach Harry Perretta had a
simple answer as to the rea.son for the
first half debacle
"We mis.sed sh(»ts," Perretta said
"We're inconsistent on offen.se, that's
our weakness."
The box score supports Perretta s
reasoning His team shot only 5-of
23 from the floor in the first half for a
horrendous 217 percent, another sea-
son low to go along with the half's
point total. The team's inconsistency
shines through when one notes that the
team shot a season-high 59.3 percent
from the field in the second half en
route to their season-high total of 44
points in a half.
Perretta attributes much of the
team's .second-half scoring to the fact
that the Cats were running up and
down the floor
"The game gets fast, and when that
happens the other team is going to
score, too," Perretta noted "When
you're playing a team as talented as
Miami, you can't hold them"
Despite the fact that the Cats twice
drew within eight points during the
last 1 minutes of the game, it is clear
that Miami won the game in the first
half. Villanova, a team that had been
racing up and down the floor for over
10 minutes was unable to mount a se-
rious charge and get itself firmly back
into the game.
Guard Jenny Higgins led the Cats
with a career-high 16 points on 6-for-
1 2 shooting from the Hoot. It was a
game that should boost the relatively
inexperienced sophomore's confi-
dence.
"Jenny played very well," Perretta
noted. "She is capable of getting
double figures, and when she does, we
usually score points When she
doesn't, we struggle.
"For this team everything boils
down to consi.stency," Perretta contin
ued. "Everybody on the team has the
capability to perform, but when you're
young and you don't have a lot of nun
utes under your belt you tend to be
inconsistent That tends to be the
problem We )ust have to keep work-
ing at it."
Perretta noted that Jenn BeiscI is
one player who has been consistent
The junior again scored in double fig
ures, collecting 1 1 points on 4-of-9
shooting from the field in 38 minutes
Beisel also contributed five rebounds
and four assists
"If you l(H)k on our team, [Beisels]
the player who's had the most play
ing time over the pa.st couple of years, "
Perretta noted "It's much easier for
her because of her experience No
other players have the experience that
she has I'he player that has the most
experience is the one that's playing the
best "
(continued on punr 7^)
i
VILLANOVAN
\i '\ \I \i\ i !vs! \\ \\\ I \\()\ \. 1
Marijuana use continues on campus
By JENNIFER RUDOLPH
'^liifl Rfptirler
The University has seen an in-
crease in marijuana use among the stu-
dent body within the last three years,
according to the Rev. John Stack,
OS. A., dean of Students Stack attrib-
uted this increased usage to the grow-
ing recreational attitude that adoles-
cents have exhibited toward mari-
juana.
In response to this increase, he said
that the University's Drug and Alco-
hol Center has had speakers visit resi-
dence halls to communicate the risks
and consequences of drug use. Stack
added that, "The University does not
support drug use and in cases where
students cannot and will not be helped
it is .sometimes best that they leave the
community."
Marijuana is illegal in the United
States, and in addition to a $500 fine,
the University places students found
using marijuana on disciplinary pro-
bation, said Stack.
However, Stack said, "With the
exception of marijuana, a student
found in possession of any other ille-
gal drug is expelled from the Univer-
sity with the hope that they will get
help."
Students are occasionally tested for
marijuana and other ilcuggji^i^mfaiUBi
of athletic teams. Accordingfouene
DeFilippo, director of Athletics, the
Athletics Department does not believe
that there has been an increase in mari-
juana use among student athletes.
DeFilippo said, "The Athletics depart-
ment has done a very good job of drug
education and drug testing for its ath-
letes, and the program has helped to
curb any drug use."
Stack seems to share DeFilippo 's
beliefs. "There are very few who have
tested positive for drug use within the
athletic department," Stack said. "I
believe that athlete drug use is less
than the rest of the student body." Sev-
eral students have agreed that mari-
juana use is quite common within the
student community. One student said,
"I think marijuana use is just as .social
as drinking is among the Villanova
students."
Although marijuana use may be
more prevalent among non-athletes,
athletes are not complete exceptions.
DeFilippo said, "1 would be foolish
to say that there aren't any students or
athletes using drugs, because if there
are drugs in society there may be some
here."
Another student .said, "I think mari-
juana use is a lot more common than
people think it is, it seems it would be
easier to transport pwt into the resi-
dence halls without getting caught
University, however, has
that there were only IS reported inci-
dents in which marijuana was involved
last year, which is much less than the
number of alcohol violations.
According lo Forbes Magazine,
June 17, 1996, an estimated 10 mil-
lion Americans smoke marijuana each
month. Each year within the United
States, the illegal marijuana industry
markets approximately $32 billion
worth of marijuana to users. In
Amsterdam, where both the sale and
use of marijuana is legal, there is less
marijuana abuse than in the United
States.
In Amsterdam, there are 450 "cof-
fee shops" where marijuana can be
bought and smoked publicly. Each of
the.se privately owned "coffee shops"
generates approximately $1,000 in
marijuana sales daily, which is all
taxed by the government and incorpo-
rated into Holland's formal economy.
Holland has received severe critici.sras
from its European neighbors concern-
ing their open policy toward mari-
juana. In response to this intense pres-
sure from these nations, Holland has
claimed that it is better to keep mari-
juana use legal so that its use can be
monitored by government officials.
The Feb. 19, 1995, issue of The
New York Times, claimed that mari-
juana is the United States' largest cash
," tht .^Q g- DytoiUdjtj^ (act that marijuana
imented is illeg'aTmanylmEII farmers and gar-
COURTESY OF ALCOHOIAND DRIK. PR(KiR,\M
Bongs and other maryuana paraphernalia, confisctaed by the Center for
Alcohol and Drug Abuse, may look familiar to potheads on campus.
deners have made a successful career
by growing the marijuana plant. In
fact, many illegal marijuana farms
have been detected by the Drug En-
forcement Agency (DEA) flourishing
indoors.
The University urges those stu-
dents that have a drug problem to seek
assistance either outside the commu-
nity or at the Drug and Alcohol Cen-
ter. Stack said, "Regular mari)uana
u.sers find them.selves mired in medi-
ocrity, they manage to just get by, but
never come close to achieving their
potential" According to Stack, drug
use defeats the purpose of
thecommunity as an educational insti-
lulion.
Dining services^ profit
will climb even higher
By TONY BOMIS
Staff Reporter
In the next few years. Dining Ser-
vices will be using its extra revenue
to fund the renovation of Connelly
Center and [Dougherty Hall.
Dining Services' gross revenue
ft)r the 1995-96 academic year was
approximately $13.7 million. After
expenses. Dining Services yielded a
net revenue of $3.65 million. Of this
net, $2.26 million was transferred to
the general education fund, the re-
serve of funds which finances many
University needs.
The extra revenue from Dining
Services for the last academic year
came to $1.39 million. This money,
along with the $6.0 million in pro-
jected extra revenue up until the year
2(KK), will be used to fund the renova-
tions of Connelly Center and
Dougherty Hall.
This semester, Connelly Center
will undergo a number of changes,
including the improvement of the Cin-
ema and the Villanova Room. A ca-
tering facility is aUo set to be added.
Other aesthetic changes in Connelly
Center will follow in the coming
years.
In 1998, a major renovation of
Dougherty will begin as discus.scd in
last week's V/Z/amna/i. Changes will
be far more substantial there than
those in Connelly.
The dining hall on the ground floor
of Dougherty will cater more to stu
dent needs. Some of the changes may
include a Belgian waffle bar, a stir
fry area and pasta and pizza selection.
The.seMmprovements in Dougherty
Hall and Connelly Center will be com-
pleted by the year 20(K).
Pete Acton, student body president,
called Dining Services "the best de-
partment we deal with in terms of be-
ing responsive to students and meet-
ing student needs." Acton said, "Din-
ing Services lislens to and researches
the suggestions it receives." Acton
said that he wished every department
at the Lijoiversity cared as much about
the suggestions it received.
Most current students will not ben-
efit from the changes which their meal
plan money is financing since the
renovations will not be completed
( (ontiniicd on [hi^c 2)
Hazing still an
issue: problems
may occur here
Dining Services' Projected Net Revenue
Fiscal '96Fiscal 'QTRIscal 'gBFiscai •99Fiscal 'OOFiscal "01
Revenue for General Education Fund
B Revenue for Building Projects and Renovations
INroRMAMONI OURITSYOK OKH( E OF RNANriAI AFFAIRS
By MICHAEL LLEWELLYN
Staff Rfporitr
To combat the ever-present prob
lem of hazing in fraternities and so-
rorities on campus, the Inter-Fraternity
( ouncil (IFC), the Panhellenic Coun-
cil and the fraternities and sororities
themselves have created several pro-
grams and structuring techniques to
avoid any incidences during the ten
week pledge sea.son
According to a pamphlet address-
ing hazing compiled by the Office of
leadership Development and fireck
Affairs, hazing is deflned to include
any action ranging from physical ha-
rassment to periods of silence "It's
tough to document hazing, " said Marc
Litz, the IFC Rush chair "Sometimes
things do happen on the borderline ot
hazing We inform the chapter and the
pletlges aboul w hat is righl and wrong
and hope ih.il lhe\ choose what is
right ".Accordiniz to Michelle Ranelli.
the PanhelleiiK ( oiintil Rush chair.
there are (ireek 101 seminars that m
form polential members .iboul lopics
ranging Irom hazing to akdh(»l abuse
In addition, according to I u/. ihi h
are proposing lh.it hotlrries be set ii|i
for pledges to call if they are beirm
hazed and thai workshops he pre
sented for pledgemasters. "People look
outside Villanova at me like 1 lia\t- tive
heads when I s,i\ llial we don I li,i\e a
problem with h.i/ing hen' ll,i/mg is
a bigger problem at other sihonis."
said K.iiielii Attdrduu' \<< I it/
people make the problem o( hazing
out to be more than what really exists
because of false rumors Dan
McCarey. president of Sigma Alpha
Hpsilon, said, "Incidents of hazing
have taken place in the past, not nec-
essarily in SAF, and they have been
taken care of quickly, sometimes by
the IFC, but mostly by the frats
themselves "McCarey indicated that
hazing is not a problem in SAF be
cause in the event that a member of
the fraternity asks a pledge to do some-
thing he does not want to do, a statute
proviiles the pledge the right lo request
that the member do it with himas well
as the right to ilecline F.imbda Chi
Alpha president Mike Macaluso said
that hazing, or telling a pledge to do
something ridiculous, is contrary to
the beliefs of m.iiiv traternities be-
cause il does no! seek to build leader
ship skills or respect in the fileilges.
Several freshman ha\e alleged that
ha/iiig exists on t .mi[nis, such as re-
(luirmg poienli.il members lo remain
drunk for periods as long as 72 hours
during Ihe '"dry rush." "Hazing is
here, absolutely," said one freshman
u ho asked lo remain nameless, .md
Fm all forit."Aiiotln 1 tn shiu.m. u ho
\v,ts considerine iiishing. said. I mni
what I've seen, ha/mi! in ver gets dan
serous It s |ust p.irt o| li.iternitv life."
"Ila/ine deliniteh exists." said
Macalu.so "I ,\As striKtiire is not
conducive to ha/irii?. hut I In re is no
doubt that It exists m uiher fraterni-
!l(s
Page 2
ThTsweek
Editorials 6
FYI 12
Features 13
Entertainment . ...18
Sports 27
Editorials
I.appas, LappaN and still iikht
I.appas. Also, .Ann (^ava^han
wishes Steve l^ppas was her
Valentine. Steve Lappas ate
breakfast, lunch, and will soon be
eating his dinner. His favorite
beverage is root beer. For
information on Lappa.s and his
television watchin}> habits, turn to
page IJ.
Features
In honor of St. Valentine, find
out why today is the day for lovers
and how students on campus are
either romancing or remorsing.
Also, read some more about
Lappas. Ok, so he's not in
features, but he's in every other
section of the paper.
EiSTTtRTAINMEISn"
Kxcept for entertainment, that is.
However, we heard that Lappas
likes the Rolling Stones and Tom
Petty. Also, Patterson and
Sodolski review the Lappas-
approved movie, "Dante's Peak.'
Read next week about their
double date with (iavaghan and
lappas.
Sports
Mtnmm . . . what could sports
possibly have f«i write abou this
week? ( ould it be . . . I.APF»\S?
Don nets mad when wc make fun
of him, so we arc absolutciv not
Uoing to pick on him and his bad
hiiir anvmorc. lUsidcs. I.itppas
likes Don s hair.
THE VILLANOVAN
February 1^- 1997
AIDS is everywhere and VU
population needs to be aware
By LISA( Rl Z
On Feb. 12, an AIDS awareness
fnriim was presented by the Rev
Donald Redly OS. A. ol the board ol
trustees, student Ann Gavaghan, and
li.ink DulosioolSiioani, to make stu-
dents aware that AU)S is present on
this campus and is running rampant
in the world
Reilly, a member ol a project called
Siloam which concentrates on teach-
ing spirilualily (or the wellness ol
AIDS patients, began the talk with a
startling statistic: the leading cause ol
death between people ages 23-44 is
AIDS; and tor those aged 17-24. AIDS
IS the second leading cause of death
He went on to say that students in
both high school and college are be-
ing targeted becau.se they feel they are
immortal becau.se they act in ways that
endanger their lives.
"They believe it won't happen to
them. Students al.so believe in the
advancement of technology and in the
idea that everything will have a cure
someday so if they contract the AIDS
virus, they will be cured," Reilly said.
Reilly emphasized the importance
of patients finding spirituality so that
they can see themselves as uncondi-
tionally loved and accepted. He ended
his portion of the forum by address-
ing all participants: "AIDS is present
here at Villanova Please don't think
you are immune to it if you are not
caretul. And don't forget that just
because we started a new semester
does not mean that what you did last
semester has been erased."
.Ann (iavaghan, an AID.S peer edu-
cator for the past lour years, high-
\\gh\cd some ways to increase aware
/R'.ss and decrease (he threat ol the dis-
ea.se of campus in her segment of the
forum "We need to encourage the
buddy program. Create a designated
nondrinker with your friends and have
that person watch out for everyone for
the night."
"We need to stop Villanova's repu-
tation as a party school so that less
high school drinkers are encouraged
to attend the University Most impor-
tantly, sex mast be discussed in the
programs here at Villanova ("ore Hu-
manities classes should be preparing
us lor what's out in the real world and
sex and AIDS fall under that topic,"
said (iavaghan
Irank Dulosio has worked with
Siloam for about a year and has been
active in the AIDS movement for l.S
years. He stated that the media has
presented AIDS as something it is not,
first presenting it as the "gay disea.se"
and later, when it was found out that
drug users were contracting the virus
as well, as "the I.V. abuse" disease.
"What the media forgot to tell us was
that in the early SO's AIDS was run-
ning rampant in Africa among hetero
sexuals."
According to Dulosio, AIDS is the
first disease that can touch everyone
if we are not careful. "Every 11 min-
utes one person m America dies ol
AIDS, every 13 minutes someone in
America is infected by HIV and ev
cry nine minutes someone is diag
nosed with full blown AIDS," he .said.
DeVon Jackson, a freshman who
attended the forum, commented, "II
was very educational and worthwiiile
1 only wish more students would have
come out to see it."
Mogan aids in Greek Affairs
By C LAJRE RFJHWINKLL
Associate Editor
Ihe Office of Leadership Develop-
ment and (Jreek Affairs underwent a
major change on Jan. 1 1 when Student
Development's Tom Mogan took over
his new position as assistant to Oary
Bonas, director of Leadership Devel-
opment and Greek Affairs, as they
both act in support of the Greek.s on
campus.
According to Bonas, the new staff
position was primarily added to help
him advise the University's fraterni-
ties and sororities. "Since I took this
position in 1981, the Greek commu-
nity has basically been run by a one
man show," .said Bonas. "And, with
the large percentage of campus (be-
ing] involved with fraternities and so-
rorities, we felt the (Jreek community
deserved more attention."
"Hveryone has this perception that
the University-thaf the administra-
tion-is out to gel the (Jreeks," said
Mogan "I think that my presence here
is an example that the University be-
lieves in and supports the (ireek com-
munity Otherwise, they wouldn't
have hired me," he added.
In reference to problems the cam-
pus' fraternities and sororities have
been facing recently, Mogan said,
"I'he Greek community is definitely
an asset to the University, but they
need to help lead the change with re-
gards to the perceived culture on cam-
pus through the implementation of
more service learning activities and
higher standards of conduct."
Much of Mogan 's new position has
involved working on a counter-pro-
posal to the proposal to defer Rush.
His office is also developing new re-
quirements for the fraternities and so-
rorities by implementing a standards
board for the Interfraternity Council
(IFC) and Panhellenic Council. This
standards board will empower the
Greeks to enforce levels of behavior
within their own chapters, said
Mogan.
The other half of Mogan's job is
spent organizing and running various
leadership activities. "Currently, our
office is working on the L.E.A.D. pro-
gram which is for freshmen. This pro-
gram attempts to incorporate 20 to 30
Dining services
students who are not that involved on
campus yet," Mogan said.
Mogan's projects also included fa-
cilitating the Student Government
Association's retreat, working with
various other University organiza-
tions, planning retreats and develop-
ing workshops. Mogan .says he hopes
to see the Office of Leadership De-
velopment expand . "This is one of my
primary goals," he said.
Before his transition, Mogan
worked in Student Development on
the Leadership Development commit-
tee. "When I heard that there was a
position open over here, I decided it
was time to get exposed to a different
area of Villanova Life," said Mogan.
"I'm really excited about this oppor-
tunity to work in another aspect of stu-
dent life and I hope to stay at
Villanova as long as possible."
(conlinued from pa^c 1 )
until 2(KK). Still, Acton said, "1 don't
have a probtern with giving money if
it benefits the University in the future"
The price of the food has also in-
creased. However, Rick Sieber, direc-
tor of Financial Affairs believes that
it was warranted, "We have increased
our price to the student, but I feel it is
justified so that facilities can be im-
proved."
L-ast year's $2.2 million renovation
of Donahue Hall was made possible
by the extra revenue that Dining Ser
vices yielded in recent years. "What
we have done here is continue to grow
the revenue through cost control ef-
forts and raising the board fees to stu-
dents, expanding the net revenue for
use in other purposes such as facility
improvements," Sieber .said. All of the
proposed improvements will come
from future profits Dining Services
projects to earn.
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Cara Bctkerich and Melissa Sudolski
Editors in Chief *
Claire Kehwinkel
Associate Kditor
Cina Kullo
Managing Kditor
Jim Uonio
Executive h^itor
"We have issues. "
Shuttle shut down
Vomit, theft, and urination. Not exactly what a university-spon-
sored service should entail, but it does in the case of the weekend
shuttle. Countless incidents of student misconduct have occurred
since the shuttle was created four years ago. However, in the past
few months an alarming number of embarrassing situations have
arisen. In response, the Department of Public Safety is considering
eliminating the shuttle.
There is no shortage of passengers on the weekend shuttle. In
fact, one of the largest issues that exists is overcrowding. Every
weekend countless students, predominantly freshmen, board this
bus (also known as the "loser cruiser") so that they have a safe
mode of transportation to and from campus. Seems like a noble
idea, but there is little nobility about it.
After the students board the bus, major problems occur. It is the
weekend, wc are dealing with freshmen, and most of them have
been drinking. Rowdy students have broken bus windows, opened
the emergency door while the bus is in motion, and puked on the
seats. Hello, are we in kindergarten here?
These actions are not limited to students' behavior on the bus,
but has spilled over into the community. A main stop for the bus is
the Wawa in Ardmore where shoplifting has become a favorite pas-
time lor drunk students. Not only has the management of Wawa
complained, but there have also been numerous complaints from
local residents to the Lower Merion police.
Currently there are plans to expand the shuttle to areas west of
c.impus, however due to the misconduct of immature pas.sengers,
these plans may be thwarted.
The misuse of this valuable service may result in its complete
elimination. Already, the type of bus has been downgraded from a
luxury crui.ser to a plain yellow school bus, due to vandalism and
frequent expulsion of bodily fluids.
Students need to take responsibility for their actions, because in
this case the effects extend beyond the boundaries of the campus.
Obviously it does not seem that these students are capable of
babysitting themselves. One solution is the placement of .student
volunteers aboard the bus to monitor behavior. Perhaps the cre-
ators of this "drunk bus", the Student Government Association,
should step in to preserve its existence by providing these volun-
teer monitors. As their motto states it is their duty to be active,
visible and vocal.
ATO: They just don't get it
In the past two weeks the issue of ATO's infamous posters has
been exhaustively debated. Some have said that it is like beating a
dead horse, but this horse is alive and being led down the wrong
path, rhe IFC an^d ATO bickering over where to place the blame
for the approval of the posters is a moot point. The fact is that they
were approved. However, they were created and posted by ATO,
along with lewd tee-shirts which needed no official approval.
llic posters were promptly removed and they are no longer the
pressing issue. What must be addressed now is the mentality be-
hind their creation. In light of the repercu.ssions of last year's inci-
dent regarding womens' issues and fraternities, it seems outrageous
that any Greek organization would make the same err in judge-
ment again. ATO was the only fraternity that could not manage to
understand the seemingly basic concept of learning from their mis-
takes.
As if this were not bad enough, they also find it amusing, as
evidenced in this week's Greek Briefs which can be found on page
14 of the Villanovan. In addition to this pathetic attempt at humor,
on page H the president of ATO spews his obvious ignorance re-
garding the magnitude of the situation. His apology is accepted,
hut the rest of his letter and its lone are most certainly unaccept-
able.
There have been numerous columns, articles and letters to the
editor written about this subject all exploring the sexual connota-
tions of the signs and whether or not they were offensive.
Ix:t's take this time to focus in on the simple fact that the posters
were offensive and that ATO has repeatedly failed to acknowledge
this. They still don't get it.
L E
Radnor Police
reprimands
student for being
out too late
To the Editor:
Imagine driving past the apartments
on Spring Mill Road, only to be trailed
by a Radnor Police patrol car at the re-
quired three second rule's length You,
and your four pas.sengers continue along
your route, behind the law .school, un-
der the bridge on Ithan Avenue and away
fTom campus by way of Ihe residential
street running behind duPont and the
illustrious football stadium.
Moments later, you find yourself in
the Bryn Mawr Acme trying to explain
to the surprisingly understanding officer
that you knew it was 3 a.m. and you
were on your way home from dinner at
a friends house in Norristown. He says
he pulled you over because there had
recently been problems with students
defacing and destroying private residen-
tial property. He asks for your licen.se
and says "It's late and I see no rea.son to
hold you here further, .so I'll have you
out of here in ju.st a moment."
Then our prayers were answered
when the sergeant arrived. After a quick
and unfriendly hello, she asked for the
passengers' identification and pro-
ceeded to shower us with her words of
wisdom. Her first comment was the fol-
lowing, and 1 quote, "I don't know what
you boys are doing out this late, but
when I went to college I used to have to
get up for class in the morning. . . but then
again, I graduated with a degree "
She continued to tell me how unbe-
lievable it was that I would be up driv-
ing this late at night, and although there
was nothing suspicious in the car, she
was somehow sure we must have been
doing something wrong 1 wasn't sure
where to start, so I look the path of least
resistance (at least I thought 1 learned
something about that in school)
I'll spare you, Ihe details, but she
made another comment that actually
made me laugh out loud, which she cer
tainly did not appreciate She said, and
I quote again. "I suggest you go back to
your nice little Villanova and tell all your
boys about what wc discu.ssed here to-
night Don't you forget that we will not
hesitate to, cite you for loitering if you
drive through residential areas after
dark The residents arc sick of your be
havior. We are tired of dealing with it,
and wc simply won't deal with it any
more"
The icing on the cake came when a
Villanova University public safety of-
ficer, who s»)mchow abandoned his post
at the University and arrived in his pa-
trol car at the "crime" scene in Bryn
Mawr added, "You better cut this out
tioys I better not sec any of your faces
causing trouble like this again '
It was clear that the purpose of our
education that night was to pass the
message on to other students at Vill-
anova. My concern i^i that my letter will
be interpreted as reactionary 1 trust in
you wholeheartedly that it will be seen
for what it is worth. The real message
lies in the fact that these two parties,
Radnor Township and our University,
are caught in a viscous cycle. I'm not
sure which came first, the chicken or the
egg, but we have to realize that neither
can exist without the other.
There is no doubt that we help sup-
port their community financially, and
that the culture at t)ur University brings
wealth to this area. The truth is, but cei-
tainly not the excuse, that college stu-
dents wiW be college students. The re-
ality is that we have a lot to learn about
each other and that the real solution lies
in cooperation and communication, on
both sides. Think about that for a while,
and think of what you can do to em-
power yourself in this community Un-
like the sergeant, 1 will not spoon feed
you what you already know. The point
is that this is not just a picture. ..it is re-
ality.
Daniel S. Lammot
Class of 1998
Men's basketball
program is
diminishing
To the Editor:
Like many other Villanovans out
there, I am concerned about the status
of our basketball program. 1 was one of
the many students who sat down on
Sunday afternoon and watched a blood
bath At the time of this letter. Villanova
was ranked 16th in the nation
On Sunday, this 16th ranked team
played an extremely talented .3rd ranked
Kentucky squad Sure they were play-
ing at Rupp Arena, sure Kentucky is the
defending National Champs, but to lose
Hy 37 points''
Villanova 's athletes are just as well
trained as Kentucky's, but physical fit-
ness is not the question. The question
lies in how the players are prepared
mentally for each game Many times
they do just enough to win, and on Sun-
day they did not do enough to lose with
ilignity
Kentucky is ranked third in the coun
try because Rick Pilmo knows how to
coach a team He knows how to get the
most from his players, Steve Lappas
does not n liippascan not motivate this
team to play against Kentucky, what
games will he get our team up for? At
any p^iint of a game, winning or losing,
you can sec 1 .appas with his usual frown
or yelling in one of his player's faces
This is not coaching, it is slave driving
When it comes to coaching,
Villanova needs someone who can mo-
tivate the players to play at a level that
is equal to the opposing team. Lappas
must find a way to get the best out of
his players or Villanova is going to be
disappointed for years to come.
Stephen Segretario
Class of 1998
Columnist should
keep up on Pepsi
information
To the Exlitor:
Michael Llewellyn is not up to date
on his information regarding PepsiCo
and its presence in Burma. In a state-
ment issued by PepsiCo on Jan. 15.
1W7, the company stated: "Based on
our a.sses.sment of the spirit of current
U.S. government foreign policy, we are
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from the Burmese market Accordingly,
we have severed all relationships with
our former franchise bottler effective
Jan. l.s, 1W7."
Barbara K. Clement
Director, Public Relations
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February 14, 1997
THE VILLANOVAN
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Juvenile sniping at Lappas is counterproductive
By JOK PAITERSON
An unfortunate malady has gripped
campus. It is currently en vogue to
malign Steve Lappas, the head coach ol
the men's basketball team From the
cla.ssroom to cafeteria, the campus dis-
cussion of the team's inentor seems to
be entirely negative Several "Steve
Must Go" posters even made it onto the
walls of certain academic halls.
Make no mistake: Such public dis-
plays are unhealthy and asinine
How can the team concentrate on the
game when its coach is under siege from
a reactionary campus'.' Did anyone ex-
pect us to play well against Pittsburgh
on Wednesday?
Anyone who has discussed basket-
ball with me over the past four years
knows that 1 have disagreed with sev-
eral of Lappas' game-lime decisions. It
was pretty clear after the Temple game
four years ago that Coach Lappas and I
would have divergent philosophies. But
there is a vast difference between per-
sonal reservations and public displays
of discontent.
What has developed is a situation
where the team must battle both its op
ponents and an increasingly cynical stu-
dent body This season truly will be
over if the players succumb to this epi
demic and start questioning the author-
ity of their coach.
The expressions of disgust would be
a little more understandable if somehow
the success of the basketball team di-
rectly affected the academic lives of the
students at the school. What's at issue,
though, isn't some guy trying to change
the way Villanova functions; his team
has merely performed below expecta-
tions.
I'd be happy if l>appas spent more
time instructing his players and less time
whining to the officials, but the Ken-
tucky game didn't prove to me that
r.<'ippas was incompelcnt; it proved that
over the course of a few years, Villanova
fans have become an extraordinarily
sp<^)iled lot
Do any seniors remember their tresh-
men year when interest in the squad was
so low that fewer than KM) student sea
son tickets were sold? Or the night four
years ago when everyone was so incred-
ibly excited that ESPN televised a "Nova
game? Our performance on nationally
televised games this year has been dis
mal, but there was a time not so long
ago that nationally televised games were
an oddity.
1 was fortunate enough to be at Rupp
Arena for the Kentucky game. Their
fans didn't chant profanities at the offi-
cials They didn't taunt our players or
scream "over-rated." They jusit cheered
loudly.
But at Villanova. uncouth haughti-
ness has become the norm The trend
started last season when our team was
ranked No. 2 in the nation, its highest
ranking ever At that p<iint, fans inex-
plicably began jeering injured oppo-
nents and chanting obscenities. Since
then, fans have continued their crude
There is more to life than
the men^s basketball team
By MARC AN(;EIv\CCIO
After watching the Lexingtt)n Wild-
cats beat up on our Main Line Wildcats
last Sunday. 1 concluded that it wa.s time
to take action A couple of my buddies
and I decided to spend some time and
cash developing a scheme to draw nega-
tive attention to men's basketball coach
Steve Lappas.
Being the media guy, I supplied the
picture of l^ippas while my friends sup-
plied the paper and markers. We then
came up with a witty slogan, laid it on
the paper alongside the picture, made
about .*>() or so copies, posted them in
various buildings on campus, and.
voila!. the best advertising campaign
Villanova has ever .seen Unfortunately,
we forgot on thing: There is more to
this University than basketball.
As you can probably tell from mv
biting sarcasm (no, 1 didn't really make
Ihe flyers), 1 was extremely disturbed
over the recent anonymous posting of
".Steve Must Cm " flyers Like many
Wildcat fans. I am disappointed in the
Cats' recent loss to Kentucky as well as
their lackluster performance throughout
the season. Buying into the preseason
hype about the Cats, I am somewhat
angry in their effort this season, despite
their winning record and No 1 8 national
ranking. (After the la.st two amazing
seasons, how easy it is to forget that
even though this year's team may be less
talented, it is still among the top in the
nation )
At times, I have even harshly criti-
cized coach I.appas for the team's dis-
appointing play. During some of the
most dreariest moments of the sea.son, I
have even questioned L.appas' ability tu
make game decisions at the college
level All this criticism comes with be-
ing an avid fan looking for someone to
blame.
Hven with all of this criticism, how-
ever. I began to realize there is a lot more
to coaching college basketball than wins
and losses. Unlike the professional
game, in which a disappointing sea.son
is often justification for dismis.sal. there
is more contextually involved in coach-
ing at the college level transcending
performance on the court With scan-
dals rocking athletic programs from
coast to coast and with the recent trend
of athletes spending less than three years
at the college level, in a sense cheapen
ing the value of an education, wc must
be proud that Villanova, for the most
part, has produced quality people who
have been able to link the student and
the athlete together in the true meaning
oi student-M\\\cXc
A large part of this success goes to
the athletic department and the institu-
tion as a whole The coaches of ihc
teams, however, alsti deserve kudos for
di)ing their part, for playing large roles
that are not seen on the courts or fields.
This is especially true of the profit mak-
ing sports such as basketball, in which
large amounts of cash are always tempt-
ing athletes to dirty the system or leave
It early. We should remember this when
evaluating coach I.appas.
Aside from the unwarranted bash
ing, the appearance of these latest fly-
ers makes one wonder where some stu-
dents' priorities lie Can't anyone on
this campus think of something else
with which to concern himself or her
self than the basketball team? I'here are
larger concerns at this University that
could have been addres,scd with the time
and effort placed in those flyers Why
not make flyers concerning AIDS
Awareness or Black History Month, or
start a rally against the University's re-
cent tuition hike?
It is .sad to see a student body divest
so much of itself into something so mi
nor, especially when so much of that
time and energy could be diverted to
ward other campus concerns For those
who posted the flyers and for those who
feel as if they were worth the time and
effort, it is time to wake up. look around
and, as the old cliche goes, get a life
Joe, Ann and Marc are seniors. For
them, this is good news. For us, this
is a nightmare. The Villanovan is
now accepting submissions for next
semester's columnists-to-be. If you
think you have what it takes, call the
editors at 519-7206.
behavior In the most rcceiil hoiiu
game, chanted obscenities raiiicil down
mote than a few times
Most likely, it is this adolescent al-
titude that has spawned the recent out
cries for lappas' job. Fortunately, I
don't think our athletic director is the
type of leader who would be swayed by
juvenile demands
I'm sure I will continue to find fault
with much of what Lappas does, but
going public with nonconstructive criti-
cism or openly calling for his resigna
tion during the midst of a .season are
blatantly counter-productive
A basketball team is a work in
progress. Excessive sniping threatens
to weaken the very entity the detractors
claim to suppKjrt If there is to be a seri-
ous discussion about the future of the
team, it should wait until the season is
over.
Incidcniallv, there were few cries for
Lappas ]oh al ihe end o\ last year when
he was named a Naismilh NaiioiKil
Ct)ach of the year finalist atler the lead-
ing the Cats to their most wins ever He
didn 1 develop amnesia over the off-sea-
son
It the learn gets hot, it could con-
ceivably set another record lor w ms ll
could even play deep into the Tourna-
ment Such events may never h.ippen,
but they will be made all the more diffi-
cult if the players and coach don l get
support At this point, we mav not have
the best team in the lop 20, bul we cer-
tainly have the least appreciated.
I, for one, volunteer my serv ices If
the team has any need for a five-foot-
five practice player, I'm ready to do my
part.
SGA can solve your
romantic concerns with
a Love Committee
By ANN (.AVACIL\N
In case you had forgotten, it's
Valentine's Day. 1 know 1 would have
had it not been for the lovely display
in Kennedy Hall from our Student
Government AsscKiation. Some little
Cupid from ihal office look the lime
to cut out pastel construction papei
hearts and affix them to Ihe board w iih
a warm, personal VaJentine's Dny
mes.sage. lis the sentimental side of
SGA not often displayed during Sen-
ate meetings or campus forums
Now, 1 usually don't pay much at-
tention to what's going on in the S(iA
office. Sure, 1 sneak in there every
i>nce in a while to download porn onto
the office computer, but wht) doesn't?
not JmsI aMtotri*r toid.
The laundry committee is a joke I
called the SGA office to see if anyone
would starch my shirts, and ihcN re
fused! 1 guess they were too busy cut
ting out construction paper hearts The
newly proposed mens concerns com
miltee diK-sn't ap[X'al to mc either Al-
ter all. everyone knows I have no con-
cern for men! (Sorry. It's t(Ki much fun
lo bail those who believe that being a
feminist means hating men)
Ihe Senior (iifl commillee is,
frankly, useless isn't mv presence on
campus enough of agifl ' (Hahaha I lav
ing my own column means I can engage
is as much sarcastic self aggrandi/emenl
.IS 1 please! All you lellow egotists out
there should call Melissa or Cara al
x472(Ui to try out for your weekly SIM)
words ol glory ) And what exactly do
these "presidential advisors" do any
way? I bet it's just an excuse for Pete
and Shel lo write off exorbitant dinners
as IrieiKis as business expenses
Hill this Viileniine's Day display in-
Irigiieil me I must ,njiiiil that SGA has
nude signilicant improvements on cam
pus: a gynecologist, a convenience .store
and phone directories with the same ad
on every page (so no one will have to
read the whole directory to find the page
with Ihe ad ihey n-ully like). Bul what,
really, has the S(iA done about Ihe so
cial lives ol student on campus ' How
can they claim to have unproved stu-
dent lile if peojili .iren'l m happy ro-
mantic relationships.' Where, 1 ask you.
IS Ihe SGA Lo\e ( ommittec?
Just imagine how nice it would be
for the SGA lo be active, visible and
vcical in your love life. Need a dale? Just
call your .senator, or the senator of the
person with whom you wish to get in-
volved Dciii.iod that they find a dale
for you to improve your campus lite ll
they hang up on you. call hack Kehis
/ng (o l.ilk lo people isn i very voctl. It
they hang up again, stalk them
Go up lo the office and ask S(iA
members to date vou When they de-
cline, tell them that they're supj>oscd to
be visible, and a date with you will make
them pretty darn visible Around this
lime. Ihey will get very active in Iheir
.itlempts to e.ill public safety. Rest as-
sured, however, that you will see them
again when Ihey attend your disciplin
ary hearing. Yes, Tom DeMarco may
seem lo be the unlikely Cupid of ihi
Judicial Affairs office, hut he's brought
many couples together
Who would believe that true love
could spring between the prcsser of
charges .ind the [uessee ' I speak from
experience. Follow this pi.ni .md I guar-
antee that love will blossom between
VOL! .md the S(iA member of your
choice (Isn't thai right. Sheldon dar-
ling')
It vou ,ire lucky enough to h.ive
pi.ins tor tonight, you can siiM utilize
the SGA i>ffice Have first dale pliers?
Bring along a committee member from
SGA. Heaven knows there are enough
of Ihem to spare. They can help smooth
over any rough spots in ihe eonvers.i
lion-and if you take .i "presKlenlial ad
visor." they'll proli.iblv (ik k up the tab
as well' If you re well into the re I, it ion -
ship, why not let that special someone
know how special they really are by
li,iym>: SGA put it in iheir newsletter?
I m sure they could fit ii in somewhere.
Breaking up with someone is a snap
when SCiA helps out There's no better
way lo handle ihc siluation than to have
Lric Ouisenherry call up voui siijnifi-
cant other and do the breaking up for
you! Let's face it he's such a lovial guy
that no one could help hut be in a good
mood after getting off the phone with
him (well, al least until they realize
you've not only dumped ihem, but sunk
so low as to get someone else lo do it).
Ihink about it, SCiA. Flections are
coming up soon, and it's lime to inflate
those resumes lo impress the siudenl
body What better way to drum up sup-
port for a candidale than hy finding Irue
love for some loiulv heart ' Now iluif
would be ,1 te ll iinprov < riunl lo cam-
pus life ll.ivi .1 li.ippv \ ,il( niine's day
and make sure to call your senator.
Pages
THE VILLANOVAN
February 14, 1997
I.
Deferring Rush
would be
justifyable
To the tlditor:
We are writing to express our slu>ck
and anger at the degrading rush post-
ers designed and displayed recently by
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. The post-
ers humiliate and debase women, de-
picting them as objects tor male sexual
exploits. We find these posters particu-
larly offensive in light of last year's
well-publici/ed disciplinary action af-
ter a fralerniiN member's abusive re-
marks about women students.
Since the voung men of ATO have
shown themseKes incapable of treat-
ing people with respect and dignity, we
urge viui to take severe measures
against this fraternity, disbanding the
organization and barring them from
campus.
This action vvould ser\e as a strong
example, and perhaps we would finally
begin to see a decline in misogymstic
incidents. We also believe that delay-
ing rush until the sophomore year
would be a wise policy.
In addition. v\ c urge you to continue
to bring in counselors, psychologists
and scholars who specialize in women s
concerns lo give regular and required
talks to tralernity and sort)rity members.
Thank you for considering the needs
of women at Villanova University.
Steering Commitfet
Women's .Studies Program
ATO president
defends his
iratern\t\
«■-'
To the Editor:
On behalf of Alpha Tau Omega I
would like lo express my sincerest
apologies to those who were offended
by our rush posters. The meaning was
construed in a manner we neither in-
tended nor liiresaw
At the same time. 1 vMmld like lo
comment on the ne\vl\ elected IFC
Panhel executive ho.irijs letter in List
week's VilLiHinan ll e\pressed that
they neither "sujiporied nor mndoned
our actions." In fact, they even went so
far as to say they were embarrassed by
this occurrence and that this incident
strengthened their desire !o bring .ibout
change in the Greek community
I was embarrassed that these people
were part of the Cireek community and
that they were supposed lo he the ones
representing us Well, 1 II lell mui one
person Ihev ilon'l represent, me or my
fraternity Ihey exemplify Ihe exact
opposite values that all Greek life is
based on-namcly brotherhood/sister-
hood.
With brotherhood and sisterhood
comes a bond that doesn't dissolve in
bad times but a bond thai grows stron-
ger in lough limes One thai doesn't look
to condemn, abandon or criticize but one
that fosters understanding, iinilv and
compassion I expect an IIC executive
board to foster nothing less ih.in this
same bond found in each fralcrnitv and
sorority on this campus
You may be asking yourself h(iw
could I be s<i irate, after all I am a mem
her of the organization that made the
now infamous posters One would think
ihal ihcy would want to get simic infor
malion before Ihcv printed such a let
ler Could you imagine what would
h.iv< happened, if il was made clear that
ih( iMislers Ihal were offending people
were approved lor hanging by the Greek
Affairs Office
IFC released this statement without
ever consulting any member of AlO
about any aspect of our rush posters
Would anyone like to know why A'K)
was never (jucslioned bv any member
o( If ( nr Ihe director of Greek Affairs'^
The answer is simple-they didn't care
1 tie> needed someone to take the tall,
in order to cover up a mistake on their
part.
The meaning of our posters was
taken in a way that neither us or the IFC
had foreseen Otherw ise. ihev would noi
have ever approved ihem Yes, that's
right, approved by a memtier of the verv
same executive board who in last week s
paper expressed their complete disap-
proval
And jusi as a reference, for those
who may not kimw what il means to
have something appri)ved, here is an
excerpt from the Student Orgamzatu)ii
Manual:
4) Posters will be stamped for ap-
proval by the office responsible for the
student group.
."> ) Posters will not be approved if anv
of the following apply b) Ihey of lend
community standards of good taste c)
They contain language o\ symbt)ls abu
sive or demeaning of specific social
groups d) Ihey deny respect for the
dignit\ <.A mdrv'iduals.
Knowing that approval of posters
implies Ihe above mentioned conditions,
how could the IFC executive bi)ard have
the audacity to issue a statement Ihal
they neither support nor condone our
posters--They are the ones who ap-
proved Xhcm and in essence, supported
and condoned them
Almost every fraternity makes post-
ers that don'l gel approved-somelimes
you just need someone not so involved
to say, "Hey, this may be inappropri-
ate, people may lake it to mean this . . "
This is the responsibility ot the office
responsible for the student group, in this
case the IFC office.
1 do agree with IFC that a change is
needed Ihe change I would like lo see
the Greek community undergo is one
in which spineless, cowardly and hypo-
critical people don'l helillle a (ireck
system in which I am very proud of jusi
to save itieir own face
\ would like to close by icileraling
our sincerest apology and .stress that the
delestable actions and values Ihal moti-
vated 11( s siatemeni lasi week in no
way reflects the values of the ATO Fra-
ternity or any other Greek Organization
on this campus.
Michael Marino
President, Alpha Tau Omega
ATO has positives
to offer
To the Kditor:
I am writing this letier m response
lo the controversy surrounding Alpha
fan Omega and their Rush posters Be-
ing Ihal I am a girlfriend of one of Ihe
brothers m this fralernilv, and a friend
to many others, I feel ihal Ihey are not
being given a fair chance fverv article
wrillen has largeled Ihem as ihese hor
rihle men. who respect no one, least of
all females However. I would like lo
ask the authors ot these articles and the
Villanova community, who really can
say Ihal Ihey know them''
As a female of the Villanova com
munity, I was outraged when I first saw
these Signs However, after thinking
about it. I realized that it all came across
Ihe wrong way I have personally seen
how they treat women, and they show
nothing but respect
1 also feel AIO is not the only one
to blame in this situation No matter
what excuses the IFC gives. Ihcy need
to take some responsibility as well You
cannot say that because the person was
new to the position and did not know
the proper procedure for approving
these flyers, and Ihal the IFC should not
be held accountable In Ihe 'real world, "
people are properly trained, and if a
mistake like this occurs, the company
as a whole takes responsibility
If college is supposed to be training
for the working world, don't you think
that Ihe IFC needs to take some rcspon
sibility in this situation instead of ex
cusing themselves '
I feel that people are forgetting the
good ihit AIO brings to this campus
and the surrtiunding community. Ihey
run 'Greek God and Goddess" which
brings together sororities and fraterni-
ties to raise money for charity I'hey alst)
run a blood drive that helps lo save lives.
We all have made mistakes— no one
IS perfect However, take into account
what type of person said it before you
judge Ihem. My mother always said,
"Never judge a book by it's cover" I
feel that the Villanova community
should think about this before they mis-
judge Ihe brothers o\ AIO. because any-
one who kni)ws tfu'in knows that ihey
are good people
Katy Bodnar
Class of 1999
Campus should
have a sense of
humor about
ATO incident
To the Editor:
After reading Ann Gavaghan s ar-
ticle about civic responsibility, I feel
compelled to express my opinion over
Ihe AIO scandal 1 found her Jan. 31 ar-
ticle extremely humorous as well as in-
formative and, despite her own belief
against it, CJavaghan's pending gradua-
tion in May will result in a significant
loss to all a.spects of this institution.
In her Feb. 7 article, Gavaghan en-
couraged us to "stop talking and start
acting, " and while a letter to the editor
may be construed as just another means
of talking. It is, in my opinion Ihe first
step lo action
The fact is that Ihe Rush signs posted
by A TO could, quite obviously, be con-
strued as offensive However, sever.iJ
issues are debalable. not Ihe least of
which is the editors' decision to place
the sign-in-question on the fn^nt page
However, during Ihe last several
weeks, both column and editorial alike
have condemned ATO and IFC for their
decision to allow the student body of a
Catholic schot)l to be exposed to such
sexual innuendo. The signs were re-
moved in a matter of days, and in all
likelihood, a large population of the sUi-
denls did not see them
However, by placing Ihe sign on the
front page of the paper, you have effec
lively insured ihal the entire student
population will be exposed to the exact
thing from which the University admin-
istration IS trying to protect us.
However, there is a larger issue that
needs to be addressed than simple me-
dia ethics. This issue is, quite simply,
the over sensitivity that seems to per-
vade not only this campus, but our en
lire nation as well The facts are simple
ATO created a sign through which they
allempted to lure potential "rushers" by
a humorous allusion, and this humor
was construed by some as malice Ihere
is no question that women could be of-
fended by the sign posted by Ihe broth-
ers of AIO, and certainly Ihe sign could
be seen to be in bad taste
However, by removing Ihe signs,
accepting Ihe administrative sanctions
placed upon Ihem, and apologizing to
all those offended by the sign, the fra
lernily did all thai they can do lo make
amends for their mistake
The signs were created in good hu
mor and were not intended to offend.
Whether the brothers actually intended
to attract carpenters to their fraternity is
unimportant The fact is that no matter
what type of sexual innuendo the sign
may entail, it was not created to offend
any member of the female gender
Before we can truly unite as a single
rate and gender, we must accept humor
for what it is All I'm asking is for cv
cryone to laugh a little more and pro
test a little less I agree completely with
what Ann Gavaghan has stated, and Ihe
title of her article "Stupid sheep should
slop talking and start acting " couldn't
be more applicable lo the situation
However, once all Ihe acting is finished,
oni c Ihere is no more action to be taken,
we stupid sheep should slart laughing a
little more If wc could accomplish this.
Villanova University would be a iiuk h
better place in which u
ive
R S
Columnist should
Stephen I). Benedetto r^ O
cia.sof20(H) Q^n horn
CAT commuter
forum offers a
convenient and
valuable service
To the Editor:
We wish to address an article writ-
ten Iwi) weeks ago the Jan. 31
Villanovan regarding Villanova's com-
muting student population. First and
foremost, ciimmuters are in fact less
involved in campus activities than resi-
dents. Second, commuters do comprise
a significant portion of the campus
population, 1 I percent as the editorial
stated Third, commuters, as mentioned,
shi)uld feel welcome at all campus
events and activities because their sup-
port is valuable to the University. How-
ever, despite these facts, the editorial did
include significant errors and failed to
mention several key points.
Before one points the linger at Blue
Key, one must ask. "How many com-
muting students actually applied for
Blue Key? " If this number is low, as it
likely is, then one must ask the ques-
tion of why again. Is it Blue Key's fault
or is it a result of apathy on the part of
the commuting students themselves ' ll
may be the case that Blue Key has not
taken an extra effort to reach commut-
ing students, but at the same time, it may
he that cMminuters have not taken the
effort themselves to inquire and apply.
More iniportanUy. tVic editorial bla
lanlly overlooked the fact that an orga-
nization exists within the Campus Ac-
tivities Team known as the Commuter
Forum AH commuters are welcome to
join and the meeting are held at conve-
nient time of 12:45 on Thursdays. This
group seeks to address the needs and
interests ot commuters For example,
this group is presently working on gel-
ting a newsletter out periodically to in-
form commuters of events and activi-
ties Ihis group also recently put to-
gether a commuter bulletin board for
flyers and other important information
relevant to commuters, h)cated in
Dougherty across from the Italian
Kitchen
The committee also plans numerous
social luncheons for commuters to at-
tend and meet other commuting stu-
dents In fact, on Ihe other side of the
page on which the editorial was written
Ihere was an ad on the CA7 page for
Ihe next lunch The forum also held two
highly successful picnics during the
summer for incoming commuting stu-
dents The Forum is planning a Rock-
N-Bowl for next month as well as other
activities. Thus, significant efforts are
being put forth to reach commuters
Granted, a problem does exist Stu-
dent organizations do need to put forth
more effort to reach the commuting stu-
dent population For example, meeting
times between six and seven o'ckKk are
highly inconvenient for commuters par-
ticularly if they have families with
whom they eat dinner Furthermore,
there is no lounge explicitly for com
muters to go to between cla.s.ses or while
waiting for a meeting
While the University may have to
make a better effort to reach commut-
ers, commuters must also realize that
they m turn also have to put forth a little
more effort to get involved However,
it requires a concerted effort on
everyone's part, commuters, residents
and the various University organizations
to realize the importance commuters
have on this campus and to take advan
lagc of the contributions which they can
make
Campus Activities Team
To the Editor:
I would like to take this time to re-
spond to Ann Gavaghan's column en-
titled, "Not Just Another Ixiad" Ac
cording lo Gavaghan, no one in the
Villanova community is capable of
thinking for themselves and therefore
must be subjected to the constant criti-
cism of the column's author
Hvery one of CJavaghan's columns
have been dedicated towards "tooting
her own horn." An editorial is not a
place for the egocentric ramblings in-
tended to inflate one's ego — a fact Ihal
has, unfortunately, escaped Gavaghan's
attention. Personally, I am tired of hear
ing about how outrageous she believes
herself to be because she has blue hair
and a loud voice — subjects that are re-
ferred to each week
I remember reading her 21 si birth-
day column a few months agt> and, upon
the conclusion, I remember asking my
self, "So what? " She went on to talk
about how she does not want to drink
alcohol on her special day because, un
like everyone else at Villanova, it isn't
her style. She al.so informed the readers
that perhaps she would get a tattoo in a
place where everyone can see it. The
whole tone of this, and all other columns
of hers, drown in Cravaghan's superior
attitude
I am an advocate for freedom ot
speech and I do believe that everyone
IS entitled to their opinions; however, I
cannot understand what (iavaghan is
hoping It) accomplish through her col-
umn The messages that she trys to send
and the lessons on individuality that she
claims to preach to the Villanova com-
munity are lost among the childish in
suits and "snobby," unnecessary criti-
cism that plagues her column and her
attitude. 1 have a few words of advice
for Gavaghan — One can influence many
more people through positive words o[
encouragement than through rude and
senseless insults.
Karen Spicer
Class of 1998
Columnist has no
right to generalize
students
To the Mitor:
Upon reading The Villanovan last
week, I came across an article entitled
"Stupid Sheep Should Stop Talking and
Start Acting." Well, guess what. Ann?
I'm acting In your own self- absorbed
way, you will immediately assume Ihal
you are the catalyst of my action, but it
always comes down to you, doesn't it '
Nobody needs to hear your self righ
tcous, pretentious banter
You feel that you have contributed
so much to this school, whether it has
been by writing fluff articles or stand
ing on the "Oreo" and demonstrating
How dare you call the students of this
campus "stupid sheep'' " You have no
idea what goes on in my life or in any
one else's You have no idea what the
students here fight for or what they feel
strongly about. Many students here are
involved in volunteer work and organi
z^tions to better the world, yet, you see
fit to make wild generalizations about
the student body's supposed lack of
drive and direction
The world does not revolve around
you. so please get off your high-horse
and acquire some humility I'hc name
of your column is very appropriate to
the content ll is definitely a load a
load of something So, don't you fret,
Ann Wc will definitely get along quite
nicely without you Baaa
Su<ian .fohnMtn
(lass of 2000
February 14, 1997
THE VILLANOVAN
Page 9
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Academic
integrity must not
be ignored
To the Editor:
1 am writing in response to the ar-
ticles in the Feb. 7 Villanovan dealing
with Academic Integrity. Specifically,
I would like to address some issues
brought up in Marc Angelaccio's article.
The idea of having the day was to
bring the i.ssue to the forefront of dis-
cussions. I do agree with Angelaccio
that there are t(X) many people -faculty,
staff and administration who are will-
ing to ignore the issue. However, there
are some of us who feel strongly about
academic integrity— strong enough to
try and do something about the lack of
it on this campus.
I also think that Angelaccio's sug-
gestion of an honor code is a very valid,
but impractical suggestion. The imple-
mentation of an academic integrity
policy is a very long and tedious one.
One school with which I am familiar is
(ieorgetown, whose new code of aca-
demic integrity took six years to imple-
ment. Therefore 1 certainly won't still
be here to see a major change in policy.
One of the main focuses of the day
was discussion. We're not foolish
enough to think that holding an Aca-
demic Integrity Day will fix all of
Villanova's problems with academic
integrity. However, a goal such as this
one progresses in baby steps, and we
believe that this is the first of many such
steps Over Fall Break, Maureen Finan,
Dr Fnede and myself attended the Cen-
ter for Academic Integrity's annual con-
ference. Many of the ideas for this day,
and for improvements on campus were
taken from there. Many schools with an
honor code hold such a day to keep the
issue in the minds of the students. In
that way, honor and integrity become
priorities, and these priorities are obvi-
ous lo all the students.
I would also like lo address the is-
sue of the Code of Academic Integrity
for the College of Liberal Arts and Sci-
ences. In addition to the statement in the
Blue B<M>k, there is a more explicit state-
ment in Ihe Unchiridion, the handbook
for Ihe College of Liberal Arts and Sci-
ences I'm not attempting to imply that
this policy IS much better, however it is
R
more explicit As in a court of law, ig-
norance of the pt>licy is no excuse for
the amount of cheating on campus.
Jennifer Klick
Class of 1998
Academic
integrity
committee needed
To the Editor:
I was disappointed to see the
Villanovan 's unnecessarily pessimistic
view of the university's ability to rem-
edy our academic integrity problem in
the Feb. 7 editorial "Academic Integ-
rity Day misses the mark"
If there is one thing we have learned
here at Villanova it is that there is no
situation so serious that it cannot be
solved through the creation of a com-
mittee. An academic integrity commit-
tee is the answer to all of our problems.
Its membership could be composed of
cheaters and non-cheaters alike, and,
within three years, I guarantee they will
have developed a report that outlines a
plan to significantly reduce cheating.
Also, I did not appreciate the unflat-
tering remarks made about the merits
of Academic Integrity Day in the edito-
rial. Have we all forgotten the immense
impact that such a day can have? Spe-
cifically, 1 would like everyone to re-
call the great outcomes of St Thomas
of Villanova Day. Hopefully, if it's
done well. Academic Integrity Day will
have similar effects.
Jonathan M. Klick
Class of 1997
Free speech is not
limited to nice
people
I'o the Editor:
I have been at Villanova for four
years now. and I have seen a lot of con-
troversies uime and go There was the
tus.sle over Planned ParcntluHxl, for ex
ample, during my freshman year, dur
ing which a number of campus groups
and individuals stepped forward to de-
nounce the University's restrictions on
free speech. At the moment, student
protest continues over school regula-
tions which prohibit educators and our
new gynecologist from discussing birth
control. Yes, indeed, free speech is an
issue which is never settled at Villanova
University.
For this reast)n, my own reaction to
ATO's sexual innuendo is more tem-
pered than most. The carpentry posters
and the tricky "Dick" t-shirts provoked
a swift reaction from individual students
as well as the university; it is the latter
which I wish to criticize The office of
the dean of Students has stepped in with
an authority which many might find
appealing. 1 myself do not. Without a
doubt, ATO's cleverness got the better
of them in this case, and its members
have shown that they are deprived of
both sex and sensibility.
However, to censor the fraternity is
to create an exception to the doctrine of
free speech which so many hope to
implement on this campus. One of the
worst things one can do to a goon is to
let him become a goon. So I .say, let
ATO print what they want to print, and
let it be posted wherever they can find
space.
As for the gcK>d women of Villanova,
one would expect that they are capable
of recognizing chauvinism when they
see it — but even if they are not, it does
not fall upon the University to assume
a paternalistic and protective stance.
Let us keep in mind that civil liber-
ties are not only for the nice people. The
maintenance of free .speech requires an
open-mindedness which is not at all
synonymous with being politically cor-
rect or being a political cru.sader. Cer-
tainly, the swift reaction to ATO's pro-
paganda aimed to stamp out sexism on
the campus, but this goal is not to be
reached through a superficial policy of
censorship — and those who have re-
acted run the risk of becoming reaction-
ary.
Jeff Phillips
Class of 1997
Education plan should
open up school choice
By GEORCE PHILLIPS
In his State of the Union address.
President Clinton said that we must put
education first as he unveiled a bold new
initiative to revitalize the American edu
cation system His plan calls for a 40
percent increase in funding for educa
lion by the year 2(K)2 as it focuses on
building reading and math skills for el-
ementary and middle schw)! students
A particularly interesting aspect of
Clinton's proposal is his call for colleges
to send out large numbers of reading
tutors to communities through their
work study programs to which he says
many university presidents have already
responded favorably towards. Villanova
students who volunteer for the various
tutoring programs our school is in-
volved in can attest to the fact that many
youngsters are severely deficient in
these areas.
Another aspect of the Clinton pro-
gram is school choice for students
among public schools, which is de-
signed to make schools more competi-
tive and thus raise their quality. School
choice should be expanded to include
parochial schools as well and the gov-
ernment should provide financial aid to
needy students wishing to attend these
schools. This would give parents with
marginal incomes the opportunity to
send their children to the value based
school of their choice.
For all the talk of family values poli-
ticians have been stressing the past few
years, there has been little done to help
parents foster such values. Bill Clinton
is right in stressing the importance of
reading and math but there is something
far more important than them, the ide-
als and piinciples which we auempv Vi->
develop tn our young peopJc so that fhe y
may become decent, productive, law
abiding citizens.
The Greeks taught that the purpose
of education is not to obtain wealth and
power, a common misconception in
today's materialistic world, but rather
to become a better person, to strive to-
wards the highest good While the fun-
damental skills promoted by Ihe Clinton
program are a step towards a better so-
ciety, education that does not have the
option for some ethical value system
will fail to build a stable bridge to the
21st Century.
The current notion that our schools
promote a "value free " education st) that
no one particular .set of values is pro-
jected or neglected is simply a falsity
By chiMising .secularism, we do impose
a certain type of value on our schools
We do teach our students values, such
as the values of liberty and freedom,
ideals that almost all of us espouse. We
teach them that democracy is the best
form of government, not communism
or totalitarianism, and we promote a
sense of equality and tolerance
The primary place where children
should learn values is undoubtedly the
home. However, a problem arises for
many parents when they send their chil-
dren to a school atmosphere where
many of the other students and teachers
adhere to a drastically different value
system. It is difficult for parents to in-
still their own value system in their chil-
dren as the children are so influenced
by their education and with the other
students with whom they interact
Often times values taught in public
schools, such as those promoted in
many .sex education programs, are quite
contrary to what parents are trying to
teach their children Many parents try
in vain to instill values in their children
in a society that seems to be in moral
disarray and they are not receiving
enough help from the schools This di-
lemma can only be alleviated by open-
ing up school choice to include paro-
chial and private schools
Critics may argue ihai lax payer
money should not go to students who
are attending schools that promote val-
ues which they di) not agree with How-
ever, we already have to pay taxes for
programs that many people may find
i>bject\onabVe such as cctV<iiv\ deiensc
programs, mWilary aid to foreign coun-
tries, the space program and Ihc Lndow-
menls for the Arts After all, parents
who send their students lo parochial
schools are still obligated to support
public schools. I'hcir funding for pub-
lic schools can offset governmeni aid
to parochial schools Moreover, the gov-
ernment already subsidizes students at
Catholic and private universities
through Pell grants and Stafford loans.
Therefore, why shouldn't programs like
Ihese be extended to the lower levels of
education, Ihe building blocks of our
society'.'
On Campus . . . with Pat Foley
Considering the fact that Villanova has insufficient housing for its students (with the
exception of athletes, nurses, presidential scholars and other favorites), do you feel that
this University is helpful in finding off-campus accommodations?
Heather Anthony
Junior
Philosophy
Off campus: Strafford
"l.et me put it this way, it takes
me a half hour to ^ei to schmtl
and my roommate and I are tmi
broke to eat. "
Neil Holland
Senior
Marketing
Off campus: Bryn Mawr
"I think the University should he
more 'in touch' with local landlords
and real estate agents ..."
Ailene McCiuirk
Junior
Philosophy
On campus: St. Mary's
No ... in fact, I feel that this
University acts in a contrary
manner to aiding students find
adequate, affordable, and well-
located housing."
Pete Acton
Senior
F^nglish
On campus: Klekotka
"Basically, I would say it sucks."
Neil Katia
.Sophomore
Finance
On campus: Sulliviin
"Obviously not since i do not
know where I'm living next
year."
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F
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Feb. 16
Student Theater
I he long awaited auditions tor
"Shakespeare in the Grotto," pre-
sented hy V'illanova Student Theater,
will he held on Feb. 16 and 17 in
Bartley Hall, Room 117 at 7:30 p.m
Readings will be provided and pre-
pared and monologues are welcome.
Ihis year there are seven student di-
rectors so come and show them what
you've got!
International Foodfest
Take your taste buds on a trip
around the world! Come to the Inter-
national FcK)dfest on Feb. 16 from 5:30
until 6:30 p.m. in the President's
Lounge of the Connelly Center. Ex-
perience African-American. Chinese,
Hispanic, Indian, Caribbean, Middle
Eastern and Jewish cuisine, as well as
foods from every corner of the globe.
This event costs only $3 per person
and is sponsored by the Multicultural
Student League.
Lenten Program
A Lenten program of music and
prayer will be held with the
Merrimack College Choir and the Vil-
lanova Pastoral Musicians. This event
will take place on Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. in
the Church.
Diversity Educators
Anyone interested in becoming
part of a newly formed peer education
group on diversity can attend a train-
ing session on Feb. IS from 7:30-9:30
p.m Please call Calista al xl5255 if
interested.
Feb. 17
Arab/Islamic Studies
The Center for Arab and islamic
Studies and the history and women's
studies departments are hosting a lec-
ture on "(irassroots Democracy in the
Iranian Constitutional Revolution. "
This event will take place on Feb. 1 7
,it H p ni in Room 300 of the St. Au-
gustine Center The speech is being
given by Dr .lanet Afarv, a specialist
on Iranian history and women's stud-
ies al Purdue University. Admission
is free.
Moving Off-campus
Kathy Byrnes and students cur
rently living off-campus will be dis-
cussing issues such as leases, land-
lords and zoning l.iws I he l.ist forum
will be held on Feb 1 7 al 6:30 p.m. in
the Si Augustine Center. Room 300
lor more information, please call Me
lissa al xy7203 This discussion is
being sponsored bv the Student Gov-
ernmenl Association and the dean of
Students' Office.
Exam Prep
I )i Hiillv will ollei .III ex.ini pu|i
and test-taking workshop Feb 1 7 from
2:30 until 3 20 p m in llie ( ounsel
ing Center, Corr Hall Room 106. The
workshop is free and no sign-up is
necessary.
Feb. 18
ACM
The Villaiiova chapter of the As-
sociation for Computing Machinery
(ACM) will hold its next general meet-
ing on Feb. 18 at 8 p.m in Mendel
Hall Room 51C. The featured speaker
will be Daniel Endy from US Interac-
tive. He will be speaking about the
web publishing industry, including
both the business and the technologi-
cal aspects of it. Refreshments will be
served.
Washington Internships
A repre.sentative of the Washing-
ton Center will be in the lobby of the
Connelly Center on Feb. 18 from 12-
4 p.m. At 4 p.m. there will be an open
session for all students in Arts and
Sciences to discuss internships for the
summer, fall and spring semesters.
FMA
On Feb. 18, the Financial Manage-
ment A.ssociation (FMA) will be hold-
ing its fourth meeting. The speaker
will be Mr. Howard Coonley, vice
president of commercial banking at
CoreStates bank. Free pizza and soda
are offered once dues are paid.
Feb. 19
Augustine Speech
On Feb. 19, Fr. Michael J. Scanlon,
O.S.A., S.T.D., the Josephine C. Con-
nelly professor of theology and reli-
gious studies at the University, will
discuss the values of Augustine in ser-
vice of a pluralistic society. The pub-
lic is invited at no cost. The program
is at 7:30 p.m. in the Connelly Cen-
ter. Call 519-4900 for more informa-
tion.
APO
There will be a mandatory meet-
ing for anyone interested in pledging
APO, Villanova's co-ed service frater-
nity The meeting will be held Feb 19
at 9 p m in Mendel Hall Room 158.
Feb. 22
Arab Party
Hafia, an Arab party will lake place
on Feb. 22 at 8 p.m in Ihe Belle Air
Terrace The event will include a pro
fessional Middle Eastern band from
New York City, authentic Middle F^ast-
ern cuisine, a belly dancer and other
sludcnl jK-rtorniances (ieneral admis-
sion is $12, and $6 for students with
LD. For tickets and inform.ition.
please call either Chrisline al 293-
7522 or Faahud at 581-2368.
Alumni Retreat
Villanova's Campus Ministry and
iliimni have designed an alumni re-
treat around the theme, "(irowing in
I aith in a Busy World '" The relreal
will be held at the RosemonI .Spiritual
Center on the grounds of the ( "ornelia
Connelly Center at Rosemont
College's campus on Feb. 22 The day
will run from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and
the fee is $ 10 per person. Dress is ca-
sual and friends of alumni are wel-
come. For more informatit)n, contact
Campus Ministry's Linda Jaczynski,
519-4080.
Feb. 26
Balloon Day *97
A contest is being held for the de-
sign of a T-shirt in which the winner
will have his or her T-shirt sold on
Ballon Day. Balloon Day is a spring
mini-cartlival that many students take
part in to benefit a local charity. For
the contest, design a T-shirt with a
maximum of four colors including the
words "Balloon Day '97." Entries
must be in by Feb. 26 and dropped off
at the Campus Ministry Office in St.
Rita's Hall. Winner will receive $25
and a T-shirt.
Feb. 27
Habitat Supplies
Habitat for Humanity-Almosl
Heaven, West Virginia site is in great
need of hammers, chalk lines, claws
(cats) and squares. If you can donate
any of these items, please drop them
off in the Project Sunshine Office at
Vasey Hall Room 5. There is a stu-
dent Habitat trip going to West Vir-
ginia that will take the items there
Drop-off deadline is Feb. 27.
Misc.
Faculty/Staff Service
Campus Ministry will sponsor a
service trip for faculty/ staff and their
spouses. It will take place June 22-28
in Brooklyn, New York, where our
group will renovate two buildings at
Holy Name Parish in Prospect Park.
Thirty Villanovans will participate in
this historic trip. For more informa-
tion, aintact Barbara Haenn in Cam-
pus Ministry at x94479.
Summer Service Trip
In its ninth year, (iood Works '97
will again offer a two week opj-xirtu
nily to serve the poor in Appalachia
from May 19 through June 1 I'he sites
are in Kentucky, and are spon.sored by
the Sisters of St Joseph For more in-
formation, write (iood Works '97,
I'^tl CJermantown Ave , Philadelphia.
Pa 19118. Completed applications are
due March 1 7 This program fills fast.
so if you are interested, NOW is the
time to apply!
Supplies Needed
The Mcrida. Mexico service trip
that will be going to the Yucatan over
Spring Break is requesting donations
for certain supplies that arc badly
needed by the Mi.ssion The items are:
aspirin, Band-Aids, children and adult
vitamins, broad .spectrum antibiotic
with current dates on label (all medi-
cines/ vitamins need to have intact
seals), pencils and pencil sharpeners,
paper, rulers scissors. Items may be
brought to the Sacristy at the 6 p.m.
Sunday Mass, or to the Campus Min-
istry Office in St. Rita's Hall after
Feb. 15. Thanks to all who will gener-
ously donate items.
HEC Retreat
The spring FIEC retreat will be held
on the weekend of March 21-23. Stu-
dents as well as faculty and staff are
invited to participate. In this experi-
ence people whose physical disabil-
ity puts them at the margins of soci-
ety. HEC (Handicapped Encounter
Christ) brings both physically disabled
and non-disabled persons together to
share a common life in an atmosphere
of Christian community. If you are
interested in attending or supporting
this effort, call or leave your name at
Campus Ministry, 519-4080.
Senior Activities
This year's Senior Dinner Dance
will take place on Saturday, April 26
at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Phila-
delphia. Ticket sales will be held on
March 24,25 and April 2 and 4 in the
Radnor Room and on April 3 in the
Bryn Mawr Room. Tuxedo rentals will
al.so be available at this time. Mark
your calendars and get ready for a
great time! Any seniors interested in
winning free tickets to the dinner
dance can design a T-shirt for Senior
Week. Entries must be submitted to
214 Dougherty Hall by March 17.
Ttitors Needed
The Office of Human Services is
looking to hire tutors in all subjects at
$6 per hour. Please call Patti Rich at
x97829 if interested.
VFC
Villanova Feminist Coalition
(VFC) meets at 5 p.m. on Thursdays
in the Center for Peace and Justice
Education (basement of Sullivan
Hall). All female and male students
interested in addrevsing issues of gen-
der and justice are invited to attend.
For more information, call x94608.
Financial Aid Reminder
Financial Aid applications for the
1997-98 academic year arc available
in the Office of Financial A.ssistance
and should be picked up as soon as
possible. Students must complete a
1997-98 Villanova University Appli-
cation for Federal Student A.ssistance
(FAFSA). Plca.se be sure to read all
instructions carefully. Students who
completed a 1996-97 FAFSA appli-
cation should have received a Renewal
FAFSA at the address on file at the
Federal Central Processor sometime
in January Original FAFSA applica
lions may be obtained in the Office
for Financial Assistance Application
deadline is April 15. 1997.
Student Theater
Villanova Student MiisKal'I'heater
IS back and proudly presents their
spring musical "On the Town ' show-
ing on F-eb. 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22 in
St Mary's auditorium Any question
callx97217.
(iay/ lesbian Support
A support group has been estab
lished for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and
those who arc questioning their sexu-
ality. For more information, plea.se call
the group's hotline by calling x96000,
then mailbox 85443, or call Fr Shawn
Tracy, O.S.A. at 519-4081
Award Offered
Student Government is offering a
reward of $1,(X)0 for information iden-
tifying the person(s) responsible for
the vandalization of numerous auto-
mobiles on Merion Avenue in Bryn
Mawr on the night of Feb. 1 . Student
Government is working to improve
relationships with the neighboring
communities. This type of vandalism,
if committed by students, damages the
already fragile relationship between
our students and the neighbors and
serves to further the negative stereo-
types the local townships hold about
.student behavior.
Bible Study
Campus Ministry sponsors a Bible
study group every Wednesday, 1 1 :30-
12:30, in the St. Augustine Center
Room 300. Paul Danove of the reli-
gious studies department is there to
help students, staff and faculty reflect
on the upcoming Sunday's gospel
reading and understand the Scripture
better
Renewal Week
On Feb. 17 through 20 at 8 p.m. in
the Church, Fr. John Payne, OS. A., a
gifted and inspirational speaker will
guide us in four nights of Lenten Re-
newal. A Reconciliation Service will
be held on Feb. 20. Come and make
tills Ixnt something special
Villanova Quiz Show
University profes.sors Dr. Brian
Jones and Richard Eck.stein with se-
nior Ann Gavaghan, a Truman Scholar
and Fullbright Scholar candidate have
won a $20,(X)0 academic scholarship
for the University in the final round
of the MSNBC television game show.
Internship Forum
There will be an internship Forum
on Feb. 18 for the College of Arts and
Sciences, on Feb. 19 for the College
of Commerce and Finance and on Feb.
20 for the College of Nursing. Each
of these meetings begin at 4 p.m. in
the Connelly Center Cinema. The
events will include an information ses-
sion from panelists and questions from
the audience.
French Honor Society
The French Honor Society, Pi
Delta Phi, invites all of its members
to a day at the Barnes Foundation on
March 16 If you arc interested, plea.se
respond to Ni Ho, 527-6338 or
Heather Patsis, 581-9024 by Feb. 28.
(vraduation Lists Posted
Undergraduates who expect to re-
ceive degrees Ihis May are urged to
review the tentative graduation lists
posted outside Ihe Registrar's Office,
lolentine Hall Room 203. Ihese lists
reflect inf<irmation received from the
deans regarding May degree recipi-
ents
Search Dinner
All members from Search Retreats
I and II are encouraged to attend din-
ner al the Pit on F"eb 18 or Feb 19 ;it
'> 15 pm Please come and catch up
with the Search community. Call Jcnn
at \ 1 ^626 with any questions.
February 14, 1997
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Alumna recalls distinguished career in U. S. Army
By JOKCilLINO
AsM^tunl htaiures t.dilor
The second profile in our series
commemorating African- American
alumni during Black history month
IS Brigadier General Hazel W
Johnson-Brown, U.S. Army.
Johnson-Brown was born in
West Chester, Pa., the second of
.seven children. Her father was a
farmer, her mother, a day-worker
who would do housework for oth-
ers. It was her parents" lack of edu-
cation (neither of them ever gradu-
ated from high school) and their
belief in it that led her to seek the
highest degree of it. They believed
"that their children could be more
than they were and get further" in
their education and in life.
She received her diploma from
the Harlem Hospital of Nursing in
1950. Johnson-Brown began her
studies at the University in 1953 "at
a time when there were fewer
women on campus," and most of
those were students in the College
of Nursing. She stayed here until
the earl^ part of 1955, when she
entered the army. Three years later,
the army decided to send her back
to school to finish her bachelor's
degree.
After a year as a full-time stu-
dent, she graduated in 1958 with a
degree from the College of Nurs-
ing. At one point in her college ca-
reer, Johnson-Brown recalls living
at home, working nights at the Vet-
erans' Hospital at Philadelphia, and
going to class early in the morning.
Fondly recalling her experience
here she .said that "the most memo-
rable thing about this University is
the fact that 1 had excellent teach-
ers across the lioard, not only in luirs
ing. 1 got my skill working with a lot
of different types of people."
"I gue.ss its my personality . that
got me into the army."" It was that per-
sonality, that need to "get things done"
that helped Johnsort-Brown advance
in the ranks in the U.S. armed forces.
"You should always move forward and
up and not laterally and down" was
the attitude permeating all aspects of
Johnson-Brown's life. She always
tried to move up, and she did so quite
quickly within the ranks of the army.
After graduation Johnson-Brown
went to Tacoma, Washington where
she was assigned to Madigan General
Hospital. While later assigned to
Walter Reed Army Medical Center,
they requested that she study to get
her master's degree. Johnson-Brown
received her masters in Nursing Edu-
cation from the Teacher's College at
Columbia University in New York in
1963.
Next she was assigned to the
.United States Military Research and
Development Committee to work on
a $5 million project to redesign equip-
ment for field hospitals. She contin-
ued her work with the army in vari-
ous positions. When a colonel with
whom she worked suggested that she
continue her studies to earn her doc-
torate degree. She agreed and went
to get a doctorate in educational ad-
ministration. Dr. Johnson-Brown re-
Qeived her degree from the Catholic
University in 1978.
In 1983, Johnson-Brown, Chief of
the U. S. Army Nurse Corps, retired
from active duty. An influential mem-
ber of the military during her nearly
thiry years of service, she left to pur-
sue a teach in the university setting.
"It seems like every time I'd go to a
AIDS Players Impact
Concerned Students
By .ienniff:r cauchard
Staff Reporter
On Feb. 1 1, Ihe Villanova com-
munity was offered Ihe opportu-
nity to experience a performance
like no other. The AIDS Players,
a group of talented Villanova stu-
dents devoted to AIDS education,
performed "Living With AIDS ""
The script was a combination
of excerpts from seven texts and
was compiled by Dr Heidi Rose
of the communication arts depart-
ment.
"Living With AIDS' is in-
tended to be an alternative to
AIDS education. Rather than dic-
tating statistics regarding the
prevalence of HIV in today's so-
ciety. Rose wanted to show stu-
dents what it is like to live with
the infection Lhe performance
aims for the audience's heart
through the actors emotional por-
trayal of their characters.
"Living With AIDS" was per-
formed in Octobei at the National
Association ol (anipiis Activities
and will soon be performed .it
Chestmil Hill College It has also
been |Hrroiiiiecl in (rout of resi
dents on c.mipii'^ aiul u ill he |h i
fornucl m trnnl ot Ihe laiiiltv .mil
(ireek oru.ini/ations in llu; Inline
The pl.i\ consists of seven ac-
tors Sii/elle ( hristian. Mill DaVis.
Sii/v (ii.iv. Isis Misdaiy, Pete
Mohan, Noelle /appacosla .iiul
Krislen Belmont Thev are tiom
,1 variety ot ina|ors ami range Ironi
sophomores to seniors.
Although Ihe group is very
indivi(iii,ili/ed. these seven do
have one thing in common thev
ha\ e an incredible talent for mak
mg the .iiiiiience see Ihe pain, holli
emotion. il ,iiu! phvsieal. !h,il
people iiiteLleil with the HIV vi
rus expeiu'iu I
There are 17 very different
scenes in the play. In one, the audi-
ence is introduced to a girl who con-
tracted the virus when she was 14
and learned of her condition when
she was 17.
A subsequent scene was about
a woman whose husband was HIV
positive, but she did not know.
The final scene, performed by
Pete Mohan, was one of the saddest.
Mohan is a husband and a father
who finds out that both he and his
wife tested HIV positive He pain-
fully explains the torture of watch-
ing his 11 -month-old daughter,
Daisy, get tested.
According to Mohan, 'Ihis
man's situation is way too much for
anyone to deal with because not
only is he dying and his wife dying,
but their daughter is dying too. He
feels responsible and hopeless. The
worst part is that since he can not
tell anyone, he lacks siipp<irt and
help,""
Mohan's description ot his
(ieleroirating baby daughter pulled
tears from our eyes. First, she
stoppeii w.ilking, ,inii then stojiped
I. liking All 111. It she could do in the
end vv.is kiss hini
( )ii the day he knew th.il she vv.is
miing to die, he dressed her up .iml
l.nd her coinforlablv on the couch
Attei she look her l.isl bre.itli. he
t.ilks .ilioul how woiulerf III il w.is to
watch the pain How from her and
Ihe |ov he felt that he would soon
he |oining her in heaven.
Dr Rose said that although this
program will cause peojile to think
alter they h.ive seen it, she woiuleis
if it will change their altitudes and
.iclions m the liiliire After seeing
wh.il It is like to live with AIDS. ,is
jiortrayed by the Villanova AIDS
pl.ivers. It would be a surprise if stu-
dents did not change their careless
ways.
job, that ()relly soon, 1 was in charge '
Her leadership left behind an adnii
lable legacy In the history of the U
S military, she was the first African-
American woman to reach the rank ot
(ieneral.
After her retirement, she spent time
as an assistant professor at the
(ieorgetown University School of
Nursing. In 1986, she began her job
as a professor in the Gerorge Mason
University's Schcxil of Nursing (Jradu-
ate Program In 1989, she became the
director of the Center for Health
Policy at George Mason's Shool of
Nursing. Since her retirement in 1996,
John.son-Brown is a professor emeri-
tus at George Mason. She and her
hu.sband David currently live on a farm
in Virginia.
"I don't really retire, what I do is
change the way 1 work," said Johnson-
Brown on her activene.ss following her
official retirement from George Ma-
son. "I have more control over my
time, "she said. That time is divided
among a number of current activities.
She is a member of the Board of Di-
rectors for the Home Health
accrediation A.ssociation of the Na-
tional League of Women, the Board
of Advisors for George Mason Uni-
versity College of Nursing and Health
Sciences, the Board of Directors of the
Visiting Nurses A.ssociation of North-
ern Virginia, and she is a fellow of the
American Academy of Nursing.
Johnson-Brown is a member of the
Villanova University Board of Trust-
ees, a position she has held since Janu-
ary 1996.
Dr M. Louise Fitzpatrick, dean of
the University's College of Nursing is
a personal friend of Johnson-Brown
Fitzpatrick recalls her relationship
with Johnson-Brown fondlv and
speaks highly of her .iccomplisli
nients. "Hazel Johnson-Brown is an
accomplished nursing leader, a distin-
guished and loyal Villanov.iii, and a
wonderful role model for nursing stu-
dents." Fitzpatrick continued, saying
that her "influence has contributed to
the advancement of the nursing pro-
fession in many ways."
Johnson-Brown explained how she
dealt with the fact that she was an Af-
rican-American woman by recalling
a lesson her parents had taught her and
her brothers and sisters when they
were young. "My father and mother
always taught me that you 'cannot
speiul our time worrying about
whether someone is prejudiced or dis-
criminating I'hats their problem, not
yours. Don't you behave thai way. It
you are spending your energy trying
to deal with that, you"re going to find
yourself wasting .i lot of time "
Her appreciation lor Villanova
stems from an overall view of life.
'Tve been the one woman in a lot of
groups of men, and 1 think it's the
same feeling when you're one AJri-
can-American or one anyling. You're
always feeling a bit strange, ignored,
or even ridiculed. I didn't find a lot of
that here."
PHOTO COl'Rr^SY or HAZF.I JOHNSON HR( )V^ S
Brigadier C^neral Johnson-BroM(i» retired from the U. S. ^rmy in V9HJ.
Villanovans for Life attend speech at the
Pennsylvanians for Human Life dinner
By GE0R(;E PHILLIPS
Staff Reporter
On Feb 2. Dr. Alan Keyes. a 1996
Republican presidential candidate,
spoke at the 25th Anniversary Penn-
sylvanians for Human Life Dinner in
Philadelphia Pennsylvanians for
Human Life (PHL), is an organization
that seeks to promote Ihe Right to Life
and combat abortion through educa-
tional services and speakers.
Honored at the dinner where, M
I^iuise Bolger Buthier, with a lifetime
achievement award and, Theresa
Karminski Burke, with the Margaret
W Hoffner Award. Gulhier was the ex-
ecutive director of PHL for 16 years
and was instrumental in strengthening
the organization in southeastern Penn-
sylvania.
Karminski was honored for her
work with women suffering from post
abortion trauma. She emphasized that
it is always possible for women to
overcome Ihe mistake of abortion and
said that "many of the greatest heroes
of the Pro-I.ife movement are women
who h.ive had aliortions" ,ind then re
(lenled and ch.inged llieir ways
Keyes would energize the audience
with his speech Before running lor
President, he was the United St.iles
Amtiassador to the United N.itioiis
I conomic ami Soei.il ( ouncil .ind w.is
twice iiomm.ited for the United Si. lies
Sen, lie from Maryland. He said that
Ihe purpose of his run for the Presi
ileiKV W.IS to re.iffirm the mor.il prin
ciples that Republican Parly stands for
.md felt 111. it this w.is acccmiplished
through the party pl.itform. ( "urrently,
he is the Chairman of the Declaration
loundalion ,ind Ihe host of "The Alan
Keyes Show: Americas W,ike-ii|i
( all," a national radio talk show
(entering his speech .iroiind tiie
itle.is o( our Founding lathers, Keves
tociised on the Declaration of Irule
peiulence. which st.iles "th.il .ill nun
.lie created equal [.iiul] .ire endowed
by their creator with cert.nn un.iln n
.ible rights, th.il .imoni! these ,ne 1 ite.
I iberty and the piiisini of H.ippmess
Keyes said, "the challenge is to ex-
lend these rights equally and to all."
This was the challenge of the Aboli-
tionist Movement, the Women's
Rights Movement and the Civil Rights
Movement, and is the challenge of
those who promote Ihe Right to Lite
today.
keyes feels that since the legaliza-
tion of abortion, those rights h.ive been
continually and increasingly, under-
mined. With the legalization of eutha-
nasia pending, he s.iid that this ilecline
has moved from "the womb to the
threshold of the grave"
Keyes said that we have adopted a
"might makes right"" mentality and
stated that we have conceded th.il
'killing IS alright if enough people
agree "■ To have Ihe will of Ihe major-
ity rule under all circumstances was
not Ihe intent of our louiuling lathers
I'hey sought to establish a system
where, mi mater how powerful the
m.i)orily became, they could not tyr-
.inni/e Ihe rights of the minority .ind
voiceless, which is wh.il is happening
today
Ixpressmg his IhIicI tli.it God will
t.ike care of those \v tio h.ive l'>een
atiorted, Keyes focused on how hg
feels ,il-)ortion hurls wnnuii ,md oiii
sociew He s.iid th.ii ii the Pro-Life
Movement fails, America will fail."
Hv destroying life in the name of free-
tlom, he .irgiied th.il we .ire untlermin-
ing our freedom and any semblance
of justice He contended that 'Abor-
tion kills the hope within us" that goes
.ilong with giving new life He con-
cluded by stating lh.it he truly felt that
the Pro-Life Movement would suc-
ceed
The dinner w.is altentied hy a con-
tingent from Villanovans for Life. Jim
DeJ.inev. .t )unior polilic.il science and
economics ma)or. was .imong those
present. He thought Keves provided a
"surprisingly moderate .uul intellec-
tual crituiue of Ihe current leg.ilized
.ibortion policy," and touiul that his
"sl.ince was .irgiied based on -i ratio-
nal logic th.il was able to stand on its
own .ipart from bias personal beliefs."
Members from Ihe group where
impressed by the political and philo-
sophic. il theories laid out by Keyes,
w ho holds a doctorate in public .iffairs
from Harvard University. Delaney
added, "My view of the issue has been
changed sign i fie anil v"
Keves will undoubtedly continue
to open eyes as he appears to be a
rrowinr fnrre in the political arena.
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Valentine's Day stirs mixed emotions for students
By CHRISTINA BIANEY
Staff Rt'fn>/it'i
Red roses, a box of candy, stuffed
animals and a sentimental card filled
with JDvey, dovey sayings, in short, the
typical Valentine's Day gift But how
did this idea ot romantic gift giving
originate'.' Who would have first
thought to set aside a day of the year
lor hopeless loves to open up and ex-
press their feelings'.'
Well, the beginning ol this liolidav
did not contain as much romance as it
does today It started out as early .is
fourth century RC when the Romans
practiced an annual worship to the
god, Lupricus. I'eenage women names
were put in a box for the adolescent
men to pick out of. Once they chose a
name, the woman was to be their com-
[lanion as well as entertainer for the
rest of the year.
After this ritual had been going on
for SOO years, the Catholic church set
out lo end it by finding another, more
suitable, candidate to worship They
decided on 'Valentiae, a bishop who
was martyred for disobeying the Ro
man emperor, Claudius, in 270 A.I)
.Since Claudius had banned marriage
throughout his empire, Valentine
chose to secretly marry young lovers
so they could experience the holy sac-
rament. Although Claudius did not ap-
prove of Valentines actions, he ad-
mired him for his strength and at
tempted to make him a Roman god.
Valentine refused to reject Christian-
ity and so he was clubbed, stoned and
beheaded.
While Valentine was in prison
awaiting his sentence, he met and fell
in love with a blind daughter of a pris-
oner. Legend has it that he cured her
from her blindness and left her a note
that read "P>om Your Valentine, ' be-
fore he died. The phrase was left to be
used by millions of people up to the
present date.
Valentine's Day is widely cel-
ebrated across the world. It is a holi-
day for romance and lovers. "It's a day
of no fighting," said student Megan
Cpmunale. An anonymous student
also agreed, "It's a day to share time
with those you care about and express
your feelings."
Another student, Michael
Peterson, proudly claimed, "Iweryday
should be Valentine's Day!"
Hut not all share the same feelings
of happiness. There are those who do
not think Valentine's day is all it is
cracked up to be. "It's a chance to be
fun, charming and witty with family,
but as far as relationships are con-
cerned, it's overrated," said Max
Maker.
"It's just another day to spend
money," said student Maria Cam.
There are those who find it diffi-
cult to cope with the day because not
everyone celebrates it. (ioing every
year without that special someone can
be difficult to endure
"It's a day to make those who don't
have someone painfully aware of that
fact, "' said Ix-sley Zito.
"It means that those who have a
boyfriend or girlfriend are lucky and
Students take advantage of annual
opportunity for summer study in Italy
ByKRISTYAVINO
Staff Reporter
I'his summer, a group ol Villanova
students will be saying "Ciao" to the
I 'nited States, and heading abroad for
an exciting six weeks ot learning and
culture in Italy. Their travels will take
them first to Urbino, Itai\. a quaint and
picturesque city close to the Adriatic
Sea. Students will study at the Uni-
versity of Urbino from July 3 to July
24 with two Villanova professors, Dr
Gaetano Pastore and Dr Inna
Ravevsky, as well as other [uotessors
tiom the Italian university.
On July 2.^, the program will trans-
fer to the Instiluto di I.oren/o de"
Metlici in Florence, where students
will be taught by the Institute s pro-
fessors for two weeks Students will
take six credits of language study at
their respective proficiency level
which will be taught entirely in Italian
In addition, one may elect to take one
three credit course in Italian art and
literature, which will survey the works
of famous Italian artists and authors,
such as St I-'r.incis of Assisi and Dante
Alighieri
This course will be taught in In
glish. but siutients have the option nt
reading the texts in either luiglish m
Italian. The focus of the program is
concentrated on studying the elements
ot Italian grammar, conversation, and
civilization.
According to Bridget Ragnato, a
junior w ho participated m the program
la.st suiTuiiei. Urbino is a beautiful city
close to the Adriatic beaches where
"everyone knows everyone else " and
students are afforded the opportunity
to speak and form relationships with
the native residents.
Students are able to use their de-
veloping Italian skills on a day-to-day
basis, which rapidly increases profi-
ciency of the language. Those who
have no prior knowledge of Italian are
encouraged to participate for this very
reason; summer study in Italy provides
the best way to begin study of Italian.
I'he program is designed to com-
bine the cla.ssroom experience with
that of culture by exploring the cities
of Urbino, Rome, Assisi. Venice and
many others. Weekend field trips to
the various cities and other points of
interest are conducted to allow the stu-
dents to experience first-hand, the
material they are studying in the cla.ss-
room. Professor Pastore believes this
reinforces the material learned through
textbooks, and terms this experience,
"culture learning through observa-
tion "
Professor Rayevsky believes the
combination of learning both inside
.ind outsiile of the cl.issroom assures
that students will learn "as much, if
not more" in the six weeks in Italy than
in two semesters t>f study at Villanova.
Bagnato stresses that the constant "ap-
plication of what one learns about
oneself and the culture " while in Italy
is most invaluable.
One of the most unique features of
the Villanova Summer Study in Italy
program is the transition from study-
ing and residing in Urbino to living in
Florence. Ilie city of Florence is a cos-
mopolitan area that contrasts with the
charming town of Urbino and provides
a quick change of pace for the stu-
dents. In Urbino, the cla.sses are ex-
clusively composed of Villanovans,
which fo.sters a close bond between
the students.
The weekend excursions are coor-
dinated with the group from Rutgers
University that will also study at
Urbino. In Florence, the Villanova stu-
dents are integrated in class with in-
ternational students, which is sure to
provide for a broad cultural experi-
ence.
In F^lorence, students have easy
accessibility to transportation which
can take one throughout Italy and to
other Huropean countries, such as
France and Switzerland
Bridget Bagnato admitted that she
was apprehensive about leaving home
to study in Italy, but now confidently
says, "it was the best thing I ever did
for myself " The Summer Study in
Italy seems to comprise all the best
elements of a summer vacation. For
SIX weeks, a group of about 20
Villanovans will truly "do as the Ro-
mans do," and will surely return with
an incredible sense of the Italian Ian
guage and culture, as well as memo-
ries that will last a lifetime
Students interested in learning
more about the program may contact
Dr Pastore in the Department of Mf>d-
ern languages, \^)4MU
COI'RnSYOI <,AI lAMIPASKIHI
those who don't, are left in the dust,"
said Brian Duxbury. "Bah-humbug! At
least I'm saving money."
All in all, Valentine's Day is here
every year. It can not be ignored. It
can not be escaped from. So, if you
have someone, go all out and spend
the holiday with that person. If not,
you are definitely not alone.
PHOTO BY JACKIE HOl I ( JWAI
Balloons and flowers prove to be popular gifts on Valentine's Day.
.Students explore Italy with Villanova's Summer Study Pn»gram.
Greek Briefs
All the snow didn't keep the Pi Phis from having a good time Satur-
day night. Thanks to Jen O'Boyle for having an awe.some si.ster get-
together in her apartment. Also, the Pi Phis would like to congratulate
Amy Buck, our new philanthropy chair, Carrie Gizienski, our new pic-
ture chair, and Laura Carelli, our Senior of the Week. Sf>ecial thanks to
Deni.se Ott and the Social Committee for planning such a fun and excit-
ing dance la.st night.
Congratulations to Chi Omega's new pledge executive board: Kri.stin
Jencius, Ciina Mac Neil, Michele Victor, Ashley Ulloa. Jen Martine and
I>aura Sikora Also congratulations to Kerry K(x;her on her acceptance
into the Computer Science Honor Society Get psyched for the Barn
Dance this weekend girls!!
ATO would just like to congratulate its Rush Committee for keeping
us in the spotlight for yet another week They also finished second in
the intramural volleyball tournament held on Sunday
Saturday was a day full ol "sisters in a snowtiibe " for Alpha Phi.
Thanks to Rcnee Napoli for organizing the event. Cireat job, I .iz Schmidt,
for leading this past weekend's Awakening Retreat Congratulations to
Rae Obenski for receiving a |ob with Anderson Consulting
DC IS excited to announce the recently elected officers tor new mem
bers Olivia Martel as president. Jen Davis as vice president, Joanie
Spampinato as secretary, Chervl Zecchine as treasurer, l^urcn Barbera
as social director, Jen l^iffey as rituals director and .Sharon Meismer as
the foundations director Congratulations girls! Andrea Ciurleo and
Megan Jovce also deserve a little praise for being offered positions at
Anderson Consulting' Don't forget about our anniversary celebration
this weekend ,il the Wild ( )nion It's going to be a great lime!
Sigma Nil would like to congratulate the candidate class of fall l*)'>6
on their mitalion into the fraternity Ihey would also like to wish good
luck to lodd l-mmett and Jim D' Andrea in the plav 'On the Town "
these next two weekends.
February 14, 1997
THE VILLANOVAN
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New member of Student Development
promotes students to make a change
By KLIZABETH CALLAHAN
Siafj Rf purler
Carolyn Logan is very excited
about being named the new assistant
director for Student Development. She
feels that "a college environment is a
tremendous place to work, there are
so many opportunities and enthusias-
tic people. " Although this is only her
first semester here, she appreciates the
strong sense of community that
Villanova offers and she has found that
everyone has been extremely helpful
and nice.
Logan is replacing Tom Mogan,
who had a new position created for
him in Greek Affairs. As assistant di-
rector for Student Development,
Logan's duties include assisting
Megan Mooney in advising the Cam-
pus Activities Team (CAT), planning
night club events, scheduling movies
and finding interesting .speakers for
lectures.
She also works closely with stu-
dents, advising them on how to go
about planning events. Logan says that
she acts as a liaison for tne students,
she listens to their ideas and then helps
them make the necessary steps to
make their plans a reality She aids the
students in acquiring the information
that is needed and a.ssists them in de-
ciding what new issues should be
brought to campus and how these is-
sues can be communicated properly.
L^)gan feels that by getting students
actively involved in the planning pro-
cess, they will be able "to learn skills
that will benefit them not only in col-
lege, but for life."
As a graduate student at Indiana
University of Pennsylvania (lUP),
Logan worked with student commit-
tees, planning large scale events such
as concerts and lectures and brought
many big names to the campus. Logan
attended Boston College as a under-
graduate, and then went on to get her
masters in student affairs and higher
education at lUP. Because she was
recently a graduate student, she has a
good sense of what is like to be a stu-
dent.
Lt)gan wants to work as an advo-
cate for the students. She feels that "it
is important for the students to know
that there is someone who is working
for them and is interested in their
ideas." She hopes to help students cut
through the red tape that sometimes
exists when attempting to schedule
events that they feel are important
L^jgan plans to work with students and
actively solicit involvement and cre-
ate better quality programming and
educational opportunities for the stu-
dents.
She al.so would like to "try to work
ciMiperatively v.ith other departments,
student groups and faculty so that a
greater number of people can be in-
volved in planning events and then
more people can benefit from them. "
fvOgan feels that "a great deal can be
learned from one another, and by
working together, we can break down
the barriers that sometimes exist be-
tween students and faculty."
Logan challenges students who
feel that there is nothing to do to get
involved with CAT or go to Student
Development to create a change or try
new things. She says that she is al-
ways looking for new ideas on how
things can improve and she welcomes
suggestions and involvement by call-
ing the office of Student Development
at X94210.
Three facilities workers aid
an injured hawk back to life
Carolyn Logan, the new assisant of Student Development, hopeg to attract more stndenta to get involved.
By JIMDKIANEY
Siafj Reporter
On Jan 30, a Cooper s Hawk was
injured as it crashed through an at-
tic window on the topof Vasey Hall.
Meanwhile, the Theatre department,
which is hou.sed in Va.sey, has been
sitting around trying to figure out
how to have a character crash
through the ceiling of the Theatre in
"Angels in America."
The wake-up call that the crash
provides for the people in the play
is just like how the hawk incident
should alert the Villanova commu-
nity to the unselfish dedication of Fa-
cilities
Management. In the play, a pat-
tern develops a tho.se who are sup-
posed to be care-givers, abdicate
their responsibilities just when they
are needed, while complete strang-
ers generously provide for those in
need.
In the same way. Bill Bailey, Bob
Entenman and Chuck Leeds could
have been indifferent to the welfare
of the suffering hawk, and just com-
pleted their jobs. It would have been
easier to call the SPCA and simply
way, when they did not have to, and
for a life that others would dismiss
as unimportant.
The irony of the play's title is that
those who suffer in .society, could ac-
tually be the angels, but in addition,
those who help the powerless and
thus unimportant, al.so are angelic
Entenman jokes that his mo-
tives for grabbing the hawk might
have been otherwise: "He had a little
hat on with Saint Joes on it. We
have another .iniinal put away In-
stead, they put themselves in harm's
thought he was a spy." The stunned,
but conscious hawk was trapped in
the attic loft of Vasey Hall, but the
"quick action and careful handling
of this beautiful bird by Bill Bailey
and Bob laitenman s.ived it, " said
Leeds, the Director ol Grounds di-
vision.
Bailey resourcefully held the
hawk's wings, pres.sed to its body,
while keeping out of its line of sight
to keep it calm Entenman then put
It in a box.
With the box on the seat next to
him, Leeds drove to the Schuykill
Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
where the hawk is currently in
"pretty g(H)d condition"without any
broken bones.
"I was concerned to get the bird
properly cared for," Ixeds said "We
are very concerned about the wild-
life on campus," he reasoned, be-
cause, "my life is outdoors and they
are a major part of our environment."
Leeds invites others to join him
in making a small contribution to the
center which is run mainly by vol-
unteers. Checks should be payable
to the Schuykill Center for Fvnviron-
mental Education and forwarded to
Betty DeRita at Facilities Services
There is a consensus among the
critics that "Angels in America" is
at least the most significant play in
the last 25 years, and only time will
tell if it will be the play of the cen-
tury. It is Bailey, Entenman and
Leeds who truly act out this pro-
found message that makes "Angels"
so renowned.
If you think there's nothing to d
on campus, here's your chance to
do something about it!
Applications are now available for the
following i ,.„^ai!'... i coordinator positions:
Nightclub, Ideas & Issues,
Public Relations, Special Events,
Weekend Activities, Commuter Forum,
and Cinematic Arts.
Applications are available in 214 Dougherty Hall.
Applications are due to 214 Dougherty by
5:00 p.m. Thursday, February 20th.
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Valentine's Day stirs mixed emotions for students
By CHRISTINA BLANEY
Shlff HffX'lU'l
Red rdscs, a box of candy, stuffed
animals and a sentimental card filled
with lovey, dovey sayings; in short, the
typical Valentines Day gift, liul how
did this idea of romantic gift giving
originate? Who would have first
thought to set aside a day of the year
for hopeless loves to open up and ex-
press their feelings?
Well, the beginning of this holiday
did not contain as much romance as it
does today. It started out as early as
fourth century B.C. when the Romans
practiced an annual worship to the
god, Lupricus. Teenage women names
were put in a box for the adolescent
men to pick out of. Once they chose a
name, the woman was to be their com-
panion as well as entertainer for the
rest of the year.
After this ritual had been going on
for (SOO years, the Catholic church set
out to end it by finding another, more
suitable, candidate to worship. They
decided on Valentine, a bishop who
was martyred for disobeying the Ro-
man emperor. Claudius, in 270 A.D.
Since Claudius had banned marriage
throughout his empire, Valentine
chose to secretly marry young lovers
so they could experience the holy sac-
rament. Although Claudius did not ap-
prove of Valentine's actions, he ad-
mired him for his strength and at-
tempted to make him a Roman god.
Valentine refused to reject Christian-
ity and so he was clubbed, stoned and
beheaded.
While Valentine was in prison
awaiting his sentence, he met and fell
in love with a blind daughter of a pris-
oner. Legend has it that he cured her
from her blindness and left her a note
that read "From Your Valentine," be-
fore he died. The phrase was left to be
used by millions of people up to the
present date.
Valentine's Day is widely cel-
ebrated across the world. It is a holi-
day for romance and lovers. "It's a day
of no fighting," said student Megan
Cpmunale. An anonymous student
also agreed, "It's a day to share time
with those you care about and express
your feelings."
Another student. Michael
Peterson, proudlv claimed, "Hveryday
should be Valentine's Day!"
But not all share the same feelings
o\ happiness. There are those who do
not think Valentine's day is all it is
cracked up to be. "It's a chance to be
fun, charming and witty with family,
hut as far as relationships are con
cerned, it's overrated." said Max
Baker.
"It's just another day to spend
money," said student Maria Cam.
There are tho.se who find it diffi-
cult to cope with the liay because not
everyone celebrates it. Cjoing every
year without that special .someone can
be difficult to endure.
"It s .( (.lay to make those who don t
have someone painfully aware of that
fact," said Ixslev Zito.
"It means that those who have a
boyfriend or girlfriend are lucky and
Students take advantage of annual
opportunity for summer study in Italy
By KRISTY AVINO
Staff Reporter
This summer, a group of Villanova
students will be .saying "Ciao" to the
United States, and heading abroad for
an exciting six weeks of learning and
culture in Italy. Their travels will take
them first to Urbino, Italy, a quaint and
picturesque city close to the Adriatic
Sea. Students will study at the Uni-
versity of Urbino from July 3 to July
24 with two Villanova professors. Dr.
Gaetano Pastore and Dr. Inna
Rayevsky. as well as other professors
from the Italian university.
On July 2."^. the program will trans-
fer to the Instituto di Lorenzo de'
Medici in Florence, where students
will be taught by the Institute "s pro-
fessors for two weeks. Students will
take six credits of language study at
their respective proficiency level
which will be taught entirely in Italian.
In addition, one may elect to take one
three credit course in Italian art and
literature, which will survey the works
of famous Italian artists and authors,
such as St. Francis of Assisi and Dante
Alighieri.
This course will be taught in En-
glish, but students have the option of
reading the texts in either English or
Italian. The focus of the program is
concentrated on studying ihe elements
of Italian grammar, conversation, and
civilization.
According to Bridget Bagnato, a
junior who participated in the program
last summer, Urbino is a beautiful city
close to the .Adriatic beaches where
"everyone knows everyone else" and
students are afforded the o[ip(>rtunil\
to speak and form reiatioiisiiips wiili
the native residents.
Stutlents are able to use their de-
veloping Italian skills on a day-to-day
basis, which rapidly increases profi-
ciency of the language. Those who
have no prior knowledge of Italian are
encouraged to participate for this very
reason; summer study in Italy pro\ ides
the best way to begin study of Italian.
The program is designed to com-
bine the classroom experience with
that of culture by exploring the cities
of Urbino. Rome, Assisi, Venice and
many others. Weekend field trips to
the various cities and other points of
interest are conducted to allow the stu-
dents to experience first-hand, the
material they are studying in the class-
room. Professor Pastore believes this
reinforces the material learned through
textbooks, and terms this experience,
"culture learning through observa-
tion."
Profes.sor Rayevsky believes the
combination of learning both inside
and outside of the classroom assures
that students will learn "as much, if
not more" in the six weeks in Italy than
in two semesters of study at Villanova.
Bagnato stresses that the constant "ap-
plication of what one learns about
oneself and the culture" while in Italy
is most invaluable.
One of the most unique features of
the Villanova Summer Study in Italy
program is the transition from study-
ing and residing in Urbino to living in
Florence. The city of Florence is a cos-
inopolit.m area that contrasts with the
ch.itmiug town ol Urbino aiid [iro\ iilcs
a quick change of pace for llu siu
dents. In Urbino. the classes aie ex-
clusively composed of Villanovans.
which fosters a close bond between
the students.
The weekend excursions are coor-
d'lnated with ihe group from Rutgers
University that will also study at
Urbino. In Florence, the Villanova stu
dents are integrated in class with m
ternational students, which is sure to
provide for a broad cultural experi-
ence.
In Florence, students have easv
accessibility to transpi>rtation which
can take one throughout Italy and to
other European countries, such as
France and Switzerland.
Bridget Bagnato admitted that she
was apprehensive about leaving home
to study in Italy, but now confidently
says, "it was the best thing I ever liid
for myself." The Summer Stud) m
Italy .seems to comprise all the best
elements of a summer vacation. For
six weeks, a group of about 20
Villanovans will truly "do as the Ro-
mans do." and will surely return with
an incredible sense of the Italian lan-
guage and culture, as well as memo-
ries th.il will last .1 lifetime.
Students interested in learning
more about the program may contact
Dr. Pastore in the Department of Mod-
ern Languages, x94696.
lOURirsi HI (,A1 KNOl'ASIOKI
^liMJcnls «\|)l(ni' ltal\ \Mlli \ iljanova's Siirnnit'i Stii(l\ I'lui^iain.
those who don't, are left in the dust,"
said Brian Duxbury. "Bah-humbug! At
least I'm saving money '
All III ,ill, X'.ili'nliiie's l).i\ is Ikh.
eviTN \i.ii li L.iii iiol be iiiiioicd ll
can not be escaped from. So, if you
have someone, go all out and spend
the holiday with that person. If not,
sou ,iu' (Ifl inilfK fiol .iloiie.
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Greek Briefs
All the snow didn't keep Ihe Pi Phis from having a good imu s iiiit
day nighl I hanks to Jen OBoyle lor having an awesoiiic msU i gri
together in her apartment. Also, the Pi Phis would like to congratulate
Amy Buck, our new philanthropy chair, Carrie Cii/ienski, oiii new pic-
ture chair, and Laura Carelli, our Senior of the Week. Special thanks to
Denise Ott and the Social Committee for planning such a fun and excit-
ing dance last night.
Congratulations to Chi Omega's new pledge executive board: Kristin
frncius, Gina Mac Neil, Michele Victor, Ashley Ulloa, Jen Martine and
I .1111,1 Sikora. Also congratulations to Kerry Kocher on her acceptance
into the Computer Science Honor Society. Get psyched for the Barn
Dance this weekend girls! !
ATO would just like to congratulate its Rush Committee for keeping
us in the spotlight for yet another week. They afso finished second in
the intramural volleyball tournament held on Sunday.
Saturday was a day full of "sisters in a snowtube" for Alpha Phi.
Thanks to Renee Napoli for organizing the event. (Jreat job, Liz Schmidt.
t"r leading this past weekend's Awakening Retreat. Congratulations to
Nie Obenski for receiving a job with Anderson Consulting.
DG is excited to announce the recently elected officers for new mem
I its: Olivia Martel as president. Jen Davis as vice president, Joanie
^I'ampinato as secretary, Cheryl Zecchine as treasurer. Lauren Barbera
IS social director, Jen Laffey as rituals director and Sharon Meismer as
llu foundations director. Congratulations girls! Andrea Ciurleo and
Megan Joyce also deserve a little praise for being offered positions at
\nderson Consulting! Don't forget about our anniversary celebration
'Ins weekend at the Wild Onion. It's going to be a great time!
Sigma Nu would like to congratulate the candidate class of fall I Wf>
on their initation into the Iraternity. They would also like to wish good
luck to Todd Emmett and Jim D'Andrea in the play "On the Town"
these next two weekends.
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New member of Student Development
promotes students to make a change
By ELIZABI I II CALLAHAN
Staff Repot til
Carolyn Logan is very excited
about being named the new assistant
director tor Student Development. She
feels that "a college environment is a
tremendous phice to work, there are
so many opportunities and enthusias-
tic people. " Although this is only her
first semester here, she appreciates the
strong sense of community that
Villancwa offers and she Ikis fouiui ili.ii
everyone has been extremely helptui
and nice.
Logan is replacing Tom Mogan,
who had a new position created for
him in Greek Affairs. As assistant di-
rector tor Student Development,
Logan's duties include ,issisliiig
Megan Mooney in advising the Cam-
pus Activities Team (CAT), planning
night club events, sclieiliiliiig movies
and finding interesting speakers for
lectures.
She also works closely with stu-
dents, advising them on how to go
about planning events Logan savs that
she acts as a liaison tor the students,
she listens to then ule.is ,uul tlien helps
them make the necessary steps to
make their plans a reality. She aids the
students in acquiring the intorni.ilioii
that is needed and assists them in de-
ciding what new issues should be
brought to campus ,iiul how these is-
sues can be commuiuc.itetl properly
Logan feels that by getting students
actively invoKed in the planning pro-
cess, tlie\ will he able "to learn skills
that will benefit them not only in col-
lege, but for life."
.'\s a graduate student at liuli.in.i
University of Pennsylvania (I UP),
Logan worked with student commit-
tees, planning large scale events such
as concerts and lectures and brought
many big names to the campus. Logan
attended Boston College as a under-
graduate, .iiid then went on to get her
masters in student affairs and higher
education at I UP Bec.iiise she was
recently a graduate student, she has a
good sense of what is like to be a stu-
dent.
Logan wants to work as an advo-
cate for ihc siiulents. She feels that "it
is import. ml lor the students to know
llial there is someone who is working
tor them ami is interested in their
ideas." She hopes to help students cm
through the red tape that sonuiiiiies
exists when altemptiiig to schedule
events thai they feel are importanl
Lxigan plans to work with students and
actively solicit involvement .iiui cre-
ate better quality programming and
educatioiKil opporliiiiities tor the stu-
dents.
She also would like to "try to work
cooperatively with ottier departments,
student groups and faculty so that a
greater number of people can be in
volved in planning events and then
more people can benefit from them.
I.ogan leels that "a great deal can be
learned Irom one another, and by
working together, we can break dow n
the barriers that sometimes exist be
tween students and faculty."
Logan challenges students who
teel that there is nothing to iht to get
involved with CAI or go to Student
Development to create a change or try
new things She says that she is al-
vyays looking for new ideas on how
things can improve and she welcomes
suggestions aiul invoKi-ment by call
iiiii theolficeol Student Development
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Three facilities workers aid
an injured hawk back to life
H> JlMULLyVNEY
Sniff Reporter
On Jan. 30, a Cooper s Hawk was
injured as it crashed through an ,it-
tic window on the topof Vasey Hall.
Meanwhile, the Theatre department,
which IS housed in Vasey. has been
sitting around trying to figure out
how to have a character crash
through the ceiling of the Theatre in
.Angels in America."
I he wake-up call that the crash
|)io\iiles for Ihe people in the pla\
IS |ust like how the hawk incident
should alert the Villanova commu-
nity to the unselfish dedication of Fa-
cilities
Management. In the play, a pat-
tern tlevelops a those who are sup-
posed to be care-givers, abdicate
their responsibilities just when they
are neeiled, while complete strang-
ers generously provide lor those in
need.
In the same way. Bill Baile\. Bob
1 nlenmaii and Chuck Leeds could
have been indifferent to the welfare
ot the sulTenng hawk, and just com-
pkled itieii jobs. It would have been
e.isier to call the SPCA and simply
w av, when thev did not have to. and
tor a lite that others would dismiss
as unimportant.
The irony of the play's title is that
those w ho suffer in .society, could ac-
uially be the angels, but in addition.
I hose who help the powerless and
thus unimportant, also are angelic.
Entenman jokes that his mo-
tives for grabbing the hawk might
have been otherwise: "He had a little
h.il on with S.iint .loe's on it Wr
have another animal put away. In
stead, they put themselves in harm's
thought he was a spy." The stunned,
but conscious hawk was trapped in
the attic loft of Vasey Hall, but the
■quick action and careful handling
of this beautiful bird by Bill Bailey
anil Bob Intenman saved it." saiil
Leeds, the Director of Cirounds ili
vision.
Bailey resourcefully held iIk
hawk's wings, pressed to its both
while keeping out of its line of sight
to keep it calm. Entenman then put
it in a box.
With the box on the seat next to
him, I.eetis drove to the Schuykill
Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
where the hawk is currently in
"pretty good condition"without anv
broken bones.
"I was concerned to get the bin.1
properly cared for." Leeds said "We
are very concerned about the vyild-
life on campus," he rea.soned. be-
cause, "my life is outdoors and thev
are a m.ijor part of our env ironment '
Leeds invites others to join him
in making a small contribution to the
center which is run mainly by vol-
unteers. Checks should be payable
to the Schuykill Center for I!nviron-
mental Education and torw.irded to
Betty DeRita at Facilities Services.
1 here is a consensus among the
critics that "Angels in America" is
at least the most significant play in
the last 25 years, and only lime will
tell if it will be the play of the cen-
tury. It is Bailey, Entenman and
Leeds who truly act out this pro-
found message that makes "Angels '
so renowned
( arol>n Lo^aii, the new assisant of Student Development, hopys to attract mon- students to ^et involved.
I
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If you think there's nothing to d
on campus, here's your chance to
do something about it!
Applications are now available for the
following ^A^ coordinator positions:
Nightclub, Ideas & Issues,
Public Relations, Special Events,
Weekend Activities, Commuter Forum,
and Cinematic Arts.
Appliciitioiis arc in'tillnlilr in 214 Doiif^hcrtif I lull
Applications arc iliic to 214 Dougherty Inj
5:00 p.m. Ihiirsilaij, I cbniary 20tli.
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Villanova Theatre debuts "Angels in America"
Special to The Villavovanfnmt Mimi
Smith
Villanova Theatre presents Tony
Kiishncrs "Angels in America, Part
1 Millennium Approaches," co-di-
rected hy Harriet Power and James
Christy. Feb. I 2- H)and 1S-2.V
Villanova will also present "Part II,
Perestroika ■ March 1^-23 and 25-27.
The two parts ot "Angels in America"
will run in repertory April 1-6.
No playwright in recent history has
taken audiences on such a breathtak-
uig journey through America m the
age of AIDS, where personal and po-
litical planes of life intersect, power-
lully evoking a nation in crisis.
Kushner's stunningly theatrical un-
raveling of the American myths has
Ignited the imaginations of audiences
worldwide with its fascinating blend
of history and surrealism. Kushner
reveals the uniquely American history
ol human behavior that is rushing for-
ward at a dizzying pace This author
spares his characters no ironies and
no pain And, in the cliffhanger end-
ing of "Millennium Approaches," he
leaves us with the prophecy of hope.
Kushner's multiple story lines in-
terweave New York, Washington and
Utah; present, past and future; even
earth, heaven and hell. "Angels"
teems with characters --3 1 of them,
all portrayed by eight actors-but fo^
cuses on a central core that includes
Prior and Louis, a gay couple who
must grapple with an AIDS diagno-
sis; Joe and Harper, Utah Mormons
who marry and move to New York,
Joes mother Hannah; Belize, Prior's
best friend; Roy C'ohn, a character
based on the legendary homophobic
homosexual right-wing lawyer. and
an angel.
To say that "Angels in America"
IS award-winning is a grand under-
statement. The two plays that make
up Kushner's "Gay Fantasia on Na-
tional Themes" have won for him the
1993 Pulitzer Prize ("Millennium
Approaches"), and for both plays the
Tony and Drama Desk Awards for
Best Play.
"Millennium" received the 1992
Lx)ndon Evening Standard for Best
New Play after its production by the
Royal National Theater, and
"Perestroika" received the 1994 Outer
Critics Circle Award for Outstanding
Broadway Play and an Outstanding
Achievement in Theater Award for
Kushner
Hach of the tour Thursdays (Feb.
13 and 20, March 20 and 27) will give
audience members an opportunity to
hear a variety of invited speakers dis-
cuss topics related to the plays. Top-
ics include: "Hope in the Age of
AIDS" (in conjunction with the AIDS
Awareness Week,) "Deception, Denial
and Dehumanization: Roy Cohn,
Reaganism and the American Right,"
"Utopia and the Angel of History:
Mormonism, Communism, and
Walter Benjamin," and "Wrestling
with the Angel: Issues of Faith and
Spirituality." Speaker nights are open
to the community and free to the pub-
lic, and begin immediately following
the performances. In addition, post-
performance discussions will be held
after the Wednesday, April 2, and
Friday, April 4 performances.
"Angels in America Part I: Millen-
nium Approaches" runs from Feb. 12-
16 and 18-23. Performances are 8
p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and
2 p.m. on Sundays. Ticket prices
range from $14 to $16 with discounts
for senior citizens, students and
groups.
Alumni create unique sound
in Rugby Road
B> MARISSA DI MEO
Assistant Entertainment Editor
Rugby Road is a local band that
fuses different elements of rock, jazz
and funk to create a unique blend all
ihcir own. They have opened for
many diverse bands such as Phish,
Rusted Root and God Street Wine.
And if that is not enough, two of the
meriibers, Kenny and Derek, are
graduates of Villanova University.
Their latest album. Times Already
Happened, could be picked up at vari-
ous local music stores .such as Bor-
ders, Repo Records, Plastic Fantastic
.Hid Tower Records in King of
Prussia. Rugby Road also has a num-
ber of projects coming up, including
having their music played on "Singled
Out " this coming week and upcom-
ing gigs at Brownies and the Berwyn
Tavern
Kenny Kearns, lead singer/piani.st/
writer for Rugby Road, answered
some questions while the group was
in town opening for the Jerry Garcia
Band
How old wtre you when you first
started the hand?
We, originally six guys, .started the
band while we were at Villanova as
juniors in 1991.
Does anyone in the band hold
outside jobs or can you make a liv-
ing off your music?
No, we all work. We used to be
struggling but now we all hold seri-
ous jobs from graphics design to man-
aging a cable system. So, we all have
serious day jobs that help pay the bills.
What are your plans for the fu-
ture?
Just to basically shop the disc and
get picked up by some record label
Our manager, who is actually Chubby
Checker's son, is shopping around for
us.
What CD is in your CD player
right now?
I actually have one of those six disc
jabbers. I have Van Morrison, To Long
in Exile (incredible album),
Huffamoosc, Paul Simon, Rhythm of
the Saints, Johnny Cash, Urechanged;
and Beck, Odelay.
What do you think is one of the
best songs on the CD and why?
"Enough." It was the last one we
put on the album. I wrote it a week
before we released the CD. When we
were in the .studio, we played it and
the producer loved it and said we had
to put it on. Everyone was into it. On
the record it's about four minutes long
but the live version we stretch out to
about 10 minutes long. It's definitely
my favorite song to play live
PHOIOi Ri-DM DAVinsT ( 1 AIR
Kunby Road, inrluding two 'Nova graduates, can be heard locally at such
favorites as Brownie's and the Berwyn Tavern
Influences?
My favorite band in the world is
REM. I like stuff like the Beatles and
Nirvana. I'm into jaz and pop. Bruce,
the ba.ssist, is into jazz fusion. Derek,
the guitarist, likes a lot of jazz and ba-
sically a little of everything. The drum-
mer, Rich, likes jazz and reggae. Jazz
is one of the things the band has in
common; it's a link we all have
What made you want to play the
type of music you do?
1 write all the lyrics. I'm into
mostly pop tunes. The other guys u.se
their different influences to add to the
music. They throw in a lot of jazz.
They tear my songs apart and put
.some kick into it which is nice; it puts
less pressure on me.
Have you had any training?
I play anything I can get my hands
on: piano, trumpet, harmonica, per-
cassion. I have never had any lessons.
When did you graduate, and
how is life at Villanova compared to
the real world?
Derek and I graduated in 1992.
Life in the real world is completely
different fromVillanova. Villanova
was like a four-year vacation; it was
the best time of my life. It's definitely
a rude awakening when you get out. I
say, take your time, don't rush to get
out of there. Stay six years if you can!
After .sch(x)l we moved out to a farm-
house and ju.st wrote songs out in the
middle of nowhere--morning, noon
and night.
Do you have a new album com-
ing out?
We're in the studio right now So
far, there are nine tracks for a new al
bum which is probably going to turn
into ten We are shopping labels right
now, looking at record companies
How did you get hooked up with
the .lerry (Garcia Band?
Through the Electric Factory
They treat us well We also plaved
there with the Allman Brothers Sat-
urday night with the Jerry Garcw
Band was the best show of our life
•"here was a full house, and we played
well. TTie crowd was really into it and
we were I(M>scncd up
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PHOTO CREDrr VILIANOVA mi^ATRt
Louis (Rob Rosiello) pulls Prior (Louis Balestra) in this scene from
Villanova Theatre's production of "Angels in America."
Graduates reunite in
" Life is a Dream "
Special to The Villanovan from the
Vagabond Acting Troupe
NORRISTOWN Two recent
graduates of the master's in theatre
program of Villanova University have
joined up to adapt, produce and di-
rect a new adaptation of Pedro
Calderon de la Barca's Spanish
Golden Age play, "Life Is A Dream."
Villanova graduates Aileen
McCulloch and Ty Allan Furman
started working together three years
ago when they began studying in the
Villanova master's in theatre pro-
gram. During that time the graduate
students worked as assistants in the
theatre's public relations office, and
worked on numerous productions to-
gether (including McCulloch 's final
directing project of Martin Sherman's
"Bent").
In between their first and second
years, the two worked together with
two other graduate students, Tom
DeSanto and David Olive, to take a
Villanova workshop production of
John Patrick Shanley's "Danny and
the Deep Blue Sea"on the road, un-
der the auspices of McCulloch 's
small traveling company, The Vaga-
bond Acting Troupe. The production
was such a critical success that the
group of four determined to do more
productions together.
"Last summer David passed
away," says McCulloch. "He was
such a critical part of working fam-
ilv that we were lost for a while af-
ter that. But, knowing how much he
wanted this troupe to work, there was
no way we were going to fail him
He had been excited about the idea
of working with classic texts So, we
looked for one that he would have
loved to work on."
'Calderon s "Life Is A Dream" is
one of the most produced classic
Sp.inish texts of the last 400 vears.
and IS considered to be one ol the
best plays written by the prolific
Ciolden Age plavwright," says
Furman "We actuallv read the plav
in Dr. F-^arl Bader's Vison and Form
class - but Aileen couldn't find a
translation that she thcnight would
play for a contemporary audience "
McCulloch, who adapted the
play and directs the Vagabond pro
duction, explains that Calderon s
play is seldom performed in English,
due to its lengthy speeches and anti-
quated language. "After doing a com-
plete verse translation of the text with
Spanish translator Claire Ru.s.sell, we
worked with our ensemble company
to deconstruct the original, and re-
construct it in this modern adapta
tion. Our goal was to preserve the
emotional energy, lyrical integrity
and physical focus of this timeless
classic, while bringing new textual
life to a passionate and riveting
drama."
McCulloch, who has directed
throughout the Philadelphia area, and
Furman, who currently works with
several area companies including
Theatre Caravan and Philadelphia
College of Textiles, attribute their
creative union to work at Villanova.
In fact, there are many other Vill-
anova graduates working behind the
scenes on the production this time
around," says McCulloch, who notes
that alumnus Charlie DelMarcelle of
Lancaster works with the cast on
movement techniques, while second
year master's students Ann Da.sen
and Lee Burnett are handling the
technical aspects of the production.
"We even have an undergrad alum
from the business department as a
featured player," says McCulloch,
referring to graduate Tom Fagan
The Vagabond Acting Troupe
presents the world premiere of
"Calderon's Life Is A Dream "
adapted and directed by Aileen
McCull(Kh with Claire Russell in the
company's new home in the fourth
floor theatre of the Montgonurv
County Cultural Center, 20S DeKall
St , Norristown from March 7
through 29 "Life Is A Dream" opens
in preview March 7 (three nights)
with opening nighl scheduled lor
March 1,^. Shows run Thiirsdavs
through Saturdays in the evening,
with Wednesday and Sunday mail
nees Tickets nin from $7 to %2^ Pre-
view March 7 is a "pay what you
can" presentation For ticket infor-
mation call the Montgomerv County
Cultural Center box office at MO
279-101.1.
February 14, 1997
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Picture Perspectives: "Dante's Peak" erupts
"Dante's Peak" is yet another
movie in the increasmgh long line of
humankind versus nature films. In this
installment, Pierce Brosnan (most re
cently of "James Hond" fame} must
convince his fellow workers and a
small town mayor (Linda Hamilton)
that the nearby dormant volcano is
about to blow its top
Predictably, just about everyone
believes that it is a false alarm until it
might be too late. Hrosnan must then
play the role of hero for several of the
unbelievers as the remainder of the
movie details the haphazard evacua-
tion that ensues.
Hamilton, a divorced mother of
two, hits It off with Hrosnan as the pair
face the perils of the lava-spewing
mountain The movie takes place in
the U.S. '.V Northwest.
More than just "James
Bond Versus the Vol-
cano"
By .lOE PATTERSON
Unlike other movies of similar ilk,
"Dante's Peak" has a narrative that is
not entirely dependent upon fantastic
special effects. In that sense, the dra-
matic volcano scenes serve as a nice
bonus rather than the sole event
The story alone is not altogethei
gripping, but unlike "Twister," the
character development does not fall
flat. Brosnan is likeable without be-
ing too suave, while Hamilton suc-
cessfully escapes from her irritating
"Terminator 2" ca.sting as a gun-tot-
ing she-warrior.
There are enough tragedies
sprinkled in, including deaths to some
key characters, so that the movie does
not evolve into a formulaic feel-good
movie And the token romantic devel-
opment between Brosnan and
Hamilton avoids some of the pitfalls
normally associated with such en-
counters.
While some of the events are far-
fetched, my knowledge of volcanoes
is limited enough so that the volcano
sequences do not seem entirely unbe-
lievable. On that note, though, the res-
cue scene with the dog knocks at least
.1 whole point oft the rating
RAIINCitoutoflO): 6
Not Another " IVister"
By MELISSA SODOLSKl
"Dante's Peak" is the surprise suc-
cess of the sea.son. Many have com
pared the film to "Twister," a natural
PHOTO CREDrr UNIVERSAl PICIURl S
Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton star in Universal's new action flick "Dante's Peak"
disaster liliii that depends solely on
special effects for thrills The excite-
ment of "Dante's Peak, ' however,
makes "Twister" look like an April
shower.
One of the film's many strong
points is that it does not locus solely
on the volcano. Most of "Dante's
Peak" IS spent ckvelopiiig the char-
acters and the town, thus causing the
audience to form an affection for both
It is not until the final 4.S minutes that
the volcano does its damage, and the
anticipation is well worth the wait.
Another plus, of course, is the spe-
cial effects. The intensity ol the film,
with fire-balls falling Irom the sky,
roads crumbling beneath vehicles,
buildings collapsing to the ground and
helicopters crashing into the ash (to
name but a few ), create an atmosphere
of tension and suspense.
"Dante's Peak" does have its
faults. Two graphic scenes (a fire-ball
falling on a woman's head and sev-
eral close-ups of a broken arm) are
expected, but not enjoyed by the
weak-stomached. Also, the film,
when all is said and done, is quite
predictable. Despite these minor un-
desirables, the film is definitely a nuisi
see
R/VnNG(outoflO): 8
Irving s "Well Done"
shoots and scores
Bv WILL FERGUSON and
TERENCE MCCARTHY
.S/<j// Reporters
Joseph Irving makes his direc-
torial debut in the high flying, dunk
defying basketball epic "'Well
Done." This ultra low budget film
($15,000) was financed by family
and friends and combines the real-
ism of "Hoop Dreams," the eupho-
ria of "Hoosiers" and the comedic
flare of "'White Men Can't Jump "'
""Well Done" is based on the true
story of the I^Wl St. Patrick's bas-
ketball team, who blew out city pow-
erhouse Tolentine High for the New
York City Championship in one of
the greatest upsets of high school
sports. Told in narrative style
through the eyes of starting point
guard Eddie Atwill, the plot fcKUses
not only on the Cinderella story of a
sea.son but also deals with the lives
of the players and their struggles
with alcohol abuse, academic integ-
rity and premarital sex.
T. Bone- This is no "White
Shadow," this is no "Hoosiers" and
this is nothing like any cheesy .sports
movie 1 have ever seen This is
blood, sweat and tears on film This
is "The Natural" of basketball. Al-
though the film is low budget and
the actors are somewhat inexperi-
enced, the story itself is inspirational
and heartwarming.
My favorite parts of the film are
the humorous dialogue and ironic
situations. Hrving shows bravado
and intelligence in directing the
scenes, especially those on the court
1 Ic magnificenlly blends the intcn-
sitv of the games with the humor
of the player's antics. For instance,
there are a couple of scenes in the
final game where the overweight
shooting guard Brian Franke, a.k.a.
Dante, is picked on and harassed
bv much larger opponents. His co-
medic reaction is reminiscent of
Chris Farley in "Tommy Boy "
This upset blows away Villanova
over (jeorgetown in \^H5, and 1
would definitely recommend see-
ing this film.
The Thrill- Hands down this is
the greatest .sports movie 1 have ever
seen. The best thing about the film
is that the actors can really play bas-
ketball, which is very unusual tor
hoop movies, and they seem like
regular high school kids which also
adds to the films realism
The film represents so many
different things On a comedic
level. It is a moral victory for burn
outs.
For example, these guys drink
more beer than Norm Peterson and
smoke more marijuana than
Cheech and Chong. For them to
win the city championship is as far
fetched as if Bob Wier was elected
president. Yet on an inspirational
level it is the classic story of David
and (ioliath Nobody gives these
guys a shot and the papers make
light of their chances
It is absolutely miraculous that
St Patrick's won the city finals,
without one guy over h feet And
none of whom went on to play col
lege basketball, (jo .see this film!
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By NICKY VALLEE
Shifj Kefjorter
This week Villanova's Cultural
Film and Lecture Series presents
"Thirty-Two Short Films About
Glenn Gould," a highly impression-
istic view of the life of the eccentric
piano virtuoso. What is unique about
the film is that it is comprised of 32
film fragments, each concentrating on
a different aspect of Gould's haphaz-
ard existence
A Canadian import, "Gould"
moves beyond its title character's
oversimplified reputation as a '"gifted
eccentric" Instead, viewers are given
a glimpse of the artist and the recluse,
the humorist and the nature-lover, the
financier and the iconoclast
While the film offers numerous
views of this musical genius, one
thing is certain: Gould had tremendous
talent By the age of .5 he was already
composing and memorizing huge
pieces of music, to the astonishment
of friends and relatives He made his
solo debut at the age of 14, playing
Ik'ethoven's "'Fourth Piano Concerto"
with the Toronto Symphony Orches-
tra
One of the film's
strengths is that the
filmmakers never
claim to know the
secrets of (ilenn
Gould, but only be
fascinated by them.
I he tuiniiii: point ol his career
came mi the heels ot his first record
uig tor (olumbia Records, Hack s
(ioldberg Variations, \f^hich contains
pieces of music th.it were rarelv
playi'd then Thi- record became an
iiist.int bestselkr. <inil Gould w.is
hailed as a genius
However, (ioiilds fame was
somewhat clouded by the mixed re-
views concerning his behavior diir
mgon stage performances Critics la-
beled the pianist as odd because he
PHOTOfRIDIl nil SAMUII (iOl DWYN > ( >MI'AN-.
"Thirty-Two Short Films About (>lenn (iould" uniquely captures the
eccentric pianist's life.
would hum to himsell while he
played, cross and uncross his legs
when there were gaps in the music,
and sit hunched over the piano
No matter what the weather,
Gould wrapped himself up in a heavy
overcoat and layers of gloves anil
scarves because of his poor circiila
lion He often became upset and siir
pnsed hy the criticisms he read, and
was once ()iiotcd as saying, "I had
never given any thought to Ihe impor
l.mce, al lea.st to some people, of vi
su.ii im.mc "
Adding lo the eccentricity lli.it sur
rounded Glenn Gould is the strange
recurrence (»t the niimlHr ^2 through
out his life He was born in l')32,
lu-came one of the great ciMicert pia-
nists of his time in 1'>M at the age ol
^2 and became renowned after play
mg B. nil's "(ioldberg Variations. " of
whrt h there are 32. Appropriately, the
form of "( iould" is as fragmented and
nonlinear as (iould tendeil to be
One of the film's strengths is that
the filmmakers never claim to know
the secrets of Glenn Gould. ImiI only
to be fascinated by them, thus it is a
non-narrative examination of the art-
ist
The lilm delves into the mundane
as well as the startling, such as when
(iould walks on stage after soaking
his hands in warm water, and proceeds
lo sign <i stagehand's program with
Ihe words "the last concert."
The Monday night screening of
■ Thirty I wo Short Tilins About ( ilenn
(iould' will be followed by lecturer
Krin (iabbanl. who will speak abinil
"'Construct mu I he Aitist" in the film
( iabbanl is the ch.iir of Ihe ( 'ompara-
tive I.iteratiiie Department at State
University ol New York in Sloiiv
Brook lie has also written seMT.i!
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Irish, Vilianova must face the Huskies
By CHRIS KAZARIAN
Staff Reporter
BIG EASl 7
GEORGETOWN (13-6, 6-6)
The Hoyas lost. The score was 87-
75. They played Seton Hall. Ebiho
Ahonakhai, a senior forward, led GU
with 20 points and is on pace to be-
come the fifth player to score 1,(XX)
points, 5()0 rebounds and 100 steals.
PROVIDENCE (11-9, 6-6)
The Friars lost to No. 1 Connecti-
cut 95-68 at Alumni Hall. However,
the game was closer than the score
indicates, with the score tied at the
tipoff. Super frosh Meghan Hinds
decided to score 13 points. The Friars
have four players averaging double
figures.
SETON HALL (8- 12, 5-7)
The Pirates beat Georgetown 87-
75 continuing their four-game win
streak. Dana Wynne scored 20 points
and secured 17 rebounds. Teammate
Danielle Golay almost matched
Wynne's line by scoring 20 points and
snatching 16 boards.
Earlier in the week Wynne sur-
passed Rebecca l^)bo' s mark of 714
rebounds in 69 games by grabbing her
715th in a win over St. John's.
"Wynnedex" anyone?
RUTGERS (7-13, 5-7)
The Scarlet Knights deserve a seat
at the round table after slaying the evil
Pittsburgh Panthers, 59-53, notching
their second straight win. King Arthur
where art thou? Frosh Usha Gilmore
who tallied 14 f>oints. As a result, she
was named Big East Rcxikie of the
Week for her efforts.
MIAMI (9-1 1,4-8)
The "Canes beat "Nc^va 70-56 on
Sunday as head coach Feme Labati
recorder her 300th career victory.
They were led by senior forward
Desma Thomas' 25 points, as she be-
came the sixth player in Miami his-
tory to score 1,')()0 points and tally 500
boards.
SYRACUSE (5- 14, 3-8)
Oranges are up on the stock mar-
ket as the Orangewomen freshly
squeezed West Virginia 83-72 on Sun-
day. This was the l(K)th Big East win
for the 'Cuse and they celebrated by
pouring the traditional orange juice on
each other in the locker room Just
fact; Syracuse's jersey colors arc or-
ange
FnTSBUR(iH (7-15, 2-9)
The Panthers were declawed by
Rutgers 59-53 on Saturday. Junior
center Latia Howard led Pitt with 14
points and 10 rebounds and became
the ninth player in Pitt history to score
1,000 points. Pitt out rebounded
Rutgers 42-25, but committed 30 turn-
overs to Rutgers 12
BIG EAST 6
CONNECTICUT (20-0, 11-0)
The No. 1 Huskies extended their
win streak to 20 games with a 95-68
win at Providence. UConn has won
33 consecutive regular season games,
27 of these in the Big East.
Nykesha Sales had 21 points and
seven boards in just 20 minutes, while
senipr forward Caria Berube had 18
points.
NOTRE DAME (19-4, 11-0)
The No. 15 Irish are on a nine-
game win streak after they did a jig
on St. John's 75-47.
Beth Morgan, the Big East Player
ot the Week, led her team with 1"^
piiints. Earlier in the week, she ic
corded her 2,(MM) point in route to .i
win over Miami. She is the first playei
in ND reach this plateau 1 imagine
thev had a ceremony for her
BOSTON COLLEGE (12-7, 8-3)
BC lost to UConn 60-39 on I'hurs-
day, halting their longest Big E,ast win
streak ever at six. The E,agles defense
held the Huskies to a season-low 60
points and a season-low 32 percent
field goal shtxiting.
WEST VIRGINIA ( 1 4-8, 7 5)
The Mountaineers dropped their
third straight game to the 'Cuse on
Sunday. WVU hit nine threebies, but
shot only 34.7% from the field over-
all.
VlLLANOVA(l()-9,5-6)
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By KEVIN McKEON
Staff Reporter
BIG EAST 7
MIAMI (15-6, 9-4 Higl-ast)
The Hurricanes junipcd into first
place in llic Big F:ast 7 with confer
ence wins over Pitts!)urgh, Rutgers and
Seton Hall. On Feb. 5, Miami enjoyed
a 21 -point halftime lead thanks to two
separate runsol 12-0 and 15-1 on their
way to a 7S-6.^ home victory over
Pittsburgh. Alex Fraser and Kevin
Norris lead the Canes with 15 and 1 I
points respectively. In its next game,
Miami extended its home winning
streak to 10 games with a 53-50 win
over Rutgers. Fraser and Tim James
led the home team with 1 1 points
apiece. Miami defeated Seton Hall
61-51 to notch its seventh win in its
last eight games. James and Fraser
showed the way to victory with a com-
bined 22^ points and IS rebounds.
PROVIOFNCE ( 1 7-6, 8-4)
Pete Gillen's squad split two games
in the conference last week to drop a
half-game out of first place behind
Miami in the divisic^n The Friars won
their sixth straight game on Feb. 5 with
a 73-67 home victory over Rutgers
Austin Croshere led the home team
w ith 24 points including 5-of-7 shoot-
ing from behind the arc. Derrick
Brown added 17 points and 12 re-
bounds. Providence then traveled to
Morganlown, WV and were sent
packing 90-78 in overtime as the
Mountaineers shot a remarkable 62
percent from the field.
GEORGETOWN (14 8. 7 7)
On Feb 8, the Hoyas dropped to
.500 in the conference with a 77-74
ro.id loss at the hands (»f Svracuse
Victor Page finished with 2() points,
five assists and seven rebounds, but it
was not enough as the Orangemen put
five players in double figures. Jahidi
White added 14 points and eight re-
bounds for (jeorgetown, who lost de-
spite shooting 51 percent from the
field.
PriTSBlJR(Ul(13-ll,7-6)
I'he Panthers went 1-1 in confer-
ence last week as they topped Seton
Hall at home and fell to the streaking
Miami Hurricanes on the road.
Vonteego Cummings led the way for
Pitt on Feb. 5 with 24 points in a 78-
63 loss to Miami. The Panthers never
recovered from a 21 -point halftime
deficit. Pittsburgh returned home to
host a weak Seton Hall team and Chad
Varga led the Panthers over the Pirates
79-71 with 19 points on 7-of-l 1 shoot-
ing. Cummings added 16 points and
seven assists.
SYRACUSE (14-9. 5-7)
The Orangemen split two confer-
ence games last week squeaking out a
tough win over Georgetown and fall-
ing on the road to Bi)ston College. On
Feb 4, the 'Cuse ended their three-
game conference winning streak in a
79-71 loss to BC. Todd Burgan and
Ja.son Cipolla led the way for Syra-
cuse with 18 and 15 points, respec-
tively. In the team's next game, the
Orangemen put five players in double
figures as they led wire-to-wire in a
77-74 victory over Georgetown
Burgan had 29 pomts and 12 reboiinds
to lead Syracuse.
RUTGERS (9-10. 5-8)
The Scarlet Knights dropped two
more games last week with los.ses to
Providence and Miami Earl
Johnson's 18 points were not enough
on Feb 5 as Rutgers only managed
two points in the final 1 ;27, losing to
Providence on the road 73-67. On
Feb. 9, the Scarlet Knights had their
second close game with Miami in
seven days but came out on the short
end this time 53-50. Geoff Billet had
a game-high 18 fK)ints and Johnson
had 12 Ihe past five games for
Rutgers were decided by a combined
15 points and they lost three of those
games.
SETON HALL (8- 14, 3-10)
Ihe Pirates suffered conference
losses last week to Pittsburgh and
Miami. Seton Hall traveled to
Fitzgerald Field House and found
themselves in foul trouble for most of
the second half as they fell 79-71 to
Pittsburgh. Level Sanders scored 20
of the Pirates" 28 points in the first
half and had a game-high 28 pbints.
The Hall's leading scorer, Shahcen
Holloway, struggled in the first half
managing just one point. On Feb. 10,
the Pirates ran into the hot Miami
Hurricanes succumbing 61-51 at
hcmie. Seton Hall held the Canes to
32 percent shooting, but allowed them
to capture a back-breaking 22 offen-
sive boards. Rimas Kaukenas scored
16 points off the bench to lead the Pi-
rates.
BIG EAST 6
BOSTON COLLEGE (15-6, 9-4)
The Eagles regained the top spot
in the division with two wins last week
against Syracuse at home and steal-
ing a game against St. John's. Boston
College played host to the revitalized
Orangemen on Feb. 4 and triumphed
79-71 behind a 25 point effort from
Scoonie Penn Penn broke out with
7-of-lO shooting from the field in
eluding three l>ombs from behind the
arc. BC never relinquished its 45-26
halftime advantage. On Feb. 9,
Mickey Curley followed a missed
shot with one second remaining in
overtime to lift the Eagles over St.
John's 81-80 at Madison Square Gar-
den. Danya Abrams led the visitors
with 23 points and Penn had another
good game adding 22 points includ-
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VlLLANOVA( 17-7, 8-5)
WEST VIRGINIA (14-6, 8-5)
The Mountaineers went .5(XJ in the
Big East last week, but are only a
game behind Boston College for the
Big East Six lead. On Feb. 4, West
Virginia traveled to Villanova and
played well for 20 minutes, but were
overpowered in the second half in a
8 1-70 loss. Damian Owens led WVU
with 23 points. The Mountaineers
returned home on Saturday and scored
a huge 90-78 overtime win against
Providence. West Virginia shot an as-
tounding 62 percent fn)m the field.
CONNECTICUT ( 1 2-9, 5-7)
In their only game of the week, the
Huskies fell to Notre Dame in an over-
time game in South Bend, Ind., 71-
65. Ricky Moore scored 22 points
including six three pointers, but the
Irish never looked back after scoring
the first five points in overtime. Con-
necticut played without Rashamel
Jones, its starting guard who is out
with an injured left knee.
NOTRE DAME (11-9, 5-7)
The Fighting Irish notched two
conference wins last week at home
beating St. John's and outlasting ( 'on
necticut. Despite finding themselves
in foul trt)uble early, the Irish managed
a 75-70 victory over the struggling St
John's Red Storm. Garrity put up 25
points and 12 rebounds against UConn
to lead Notre Dame past the short
handed Connecticut Huskies 71 -65 in
overtime.
ST. JOHN'S (9-12, 4-9)
St. John's dropped two tough
games last week in conference play,
one to Notre Dame and the other to
Boston College. On Feb. 4, the Red
Storm were unable to capitalize on
Notre Dame's foul trouble and it
dropped another conference battle 75-
70. Zendon Hamilton matched his
career-high with 28 points. On Feb
9, the Red Storm fell in the final sec-
onds of overtime 81-80 at home when
Boston College's Mickey Curley fol-
lowed up a Scoonie Penn miss with
one second left. Hamilton again con-
tributed 28 points in the losing cause.
ATHLON SPORTS
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Connecticut this season.
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Losses mount for the IceCats
B> JAMIl NOONAN
Assisluiil Sfuirls t.ililor
C oMiing ott llic toughcsl [)ail ot Us
schedule, the hockey team hoped to
bounce back against Penn State and
Sacred Heart. Neither game would
prove an easy task as the team was still
recovering from injuries and sickness.
I'he Ice Cats took on Penn State in
its first matchup of the week. The
game did not start out well as the Cats
fell behind by two goals in the first
ten minutes of the game. This forced
the team to play catch-up for the rest
of the game
Penalty trouble also hurt the team
as Penn State was able to take advan-
tage of a couple of power plays. Luck
was not on the Cats side either. Penn
States second goal actually went off
the skate of a Villanova defense men.
This has been the tale ol the IceCats
season.
Penn State struck for one more goal
in the second and two more in third to
increase its lead. Penn State was also
able to outshoot the Cats 51-24. Vill-
anova was unable to overcome the
early deficit and lost another tough one
5-0. C\>ming off the hardest part of
its schedule to play Penn State was
not easy for the Cats.
"Because of the toughness of our
schedule, it is very difficult to change
gears," commented Head Coach Nick
Russo. "You play real tense."
On Feb. 9 the IceCats took on Sa-
cred Heart. Luck once again proved
not to be on the IceCats side as two
strange plays happened to the Cats.
Following the first Sacred Heart
goal, 'Nova goaltender Mark Meister
cleared the puck out of the net in frus-
tration sending the puck the length of
the ice. The referee called a 10-
minute game misconduct on Meister
and iiiadc linn scivc ins own pciially.
While till.- penalty is in the rule book
it is rarely enforced. In another strange
pia> a Sacred Heart player was
checked into the Villanova bench
While trying to get out of the way,
back-up goaltender Bob DeCJemmis
was struck in the face and cut. He re-
quired 15 stitches to close the cut.
When Meister had to serve his own
penalty, a cold Mark Ciinsburg was
forced to enter the game. Not having
any time to stretch or warm-up hurt
(iinsburg as the first *.hot he faced beat
him. Trailing by three at the end of
one period. Nova .stormed back in the
second period to in. the game al iIiul
goals a[iiece This woiiUi be as close
.is the team would gel as Sacred He.iil
added two power play goals and a fi-
nal goal late in the game when the
Nova offense was pressing In the
end Sacred Heart won 6-3.
"We've been playing well as a
team, but not all parts seem to showup
at the same time," said Russo. "We've
stuck with it We've never lost our
character, pride or discipline, and that
is something you can build on."
The team's next five games are all
conference games including two
games with Wentworth this weekend.
HHDln H^ KAHM ,R()H1 Kl
Jon Jett, the captain of Villanova s IceCats. has played well of late.
The Villanovan 's
Athletes of the Week
Male
J.R. Mcllwain
Track and Field
J.R. bettered two NCAA provisional qualifying
times at the Cannon IV Classic^ in the open
400m and in the 1600m relay.
Female
Jenny Higgins
Basketball
Jenny led the Cats to a victory over Syracuse
by scoring 17 points. She unleashed a barrage
of five three pointers^ four of them coming in
the first half
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February ia, 1997
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KUCK'S Campus opinion spl
Stout: Lappas has given
ROuestidn of the week:
Who uot hashed more in
Nthe past tnonlh -Allen
Iverson or Steve [.appas?
Elt's pretty much a toss up.
but since there's already
Rent)ugh HI this week's edi-
tion detending Coach Lap-
pas, 1 might as well take
up the case ol "The An-
swer," Allen Iverson.
Iverson had a rough week.
Even thi)ugh he picked up the
MVP trophy at this year's
Rookie game in Cleveland, the
braided maestro was treated to
a chorus of boos and claims that
he was undeserving ot his
Rookie accolades. In addition
to that, he's been the whipping
boy of every player who has
ever put on an NBA jersey.
Utah's Karl Malone said that
he doesn't like Iverson 's altitude
and he believes the former
Georgetown star should start re-
specting what the NBA's old
guard has to tell him. First of
all, why should Allen listen to
anything said by the man who
asked this question when he was
drafted by the Jazz, "Utah, is
that a city or a state'.'" Secondly,
v\hat wisdom can Malone pos-
sibly offer on success in the
NBA? His Jazz, with its clean-
cut, no attitude point guard John
Stockton, have won exactly as
many titles as Iversons Sixers
have, and those Sixers have
done it in less time.
Even Charles Barkley has
trashed young Allen. Now I
love the Chuck Wagon as much
as the next guy, but c'mon
Charles, I hardly think you have
the room to criticize anyone's
attitude. And I don't remember
those 76ers marching in any
victory parades down Broad
Street either.
The bottom line is that the
kid has some of the best skills
in the league and he's entitled
to some arrogance. Who's to
say Iverson won't come to
liommate the league in the near
future? Sure Allen's 22 ppg and
7.0 apg haven't won Philly
much this year, but it took Jor-
dan a while to work the Bulls
into title contenders.
But regardless of Iverson s
talent, all of this talk about re-
specting his elders is a bunch of
crap. Why does anyone deserve
respect just becau.se he plays a
game well due primarily to his
Ciod-givcn ability'
Ihe NBA. like any profes-
sional sports league, is part of
the entertainment industry, and
the league's players are its at-
tractions If Iverson 's attitude
causes public displeasure, then
he will pay for it. but. appar
ently. as indicated by the over-
whelming sales of his new
sneaker, people like the guv
Ihe pompous drivil that the
older NBA players have been
spewing just exposes the self
importance these million dollar
babies believe is their birth right
just because they happened to
dunk ,1 basketball a couple of
years before Iverson ilid. Ik-
sides, what gootl is a revolution
if it doesn't have a little bit ol
.iiiihiiK Ic .iding it?
it on Coach Lappas
the program new life
By DAVIDSrOLJl
Assistant Si>t>ri\ Editor
Vm going to do something a little
different than most people on this cam-
pus. I'm not jumping on the "Steve
must go" bandwagon. I'm not going
to spend my nights taping up signs de
nianding the firing of Coach f^appas
around campus. Instead 111 remind,
or maybe tell some people for the first
time, all that has happened with Vill-
anova basketball over the past four-
plus seasons. While I understand the
great frustration and disappointment
of 'Nova hoop fans this sea.son, I don't
agree with the anti-I^appas sentiments
frequently heard around campus.
Ihere are a whole host of reasons
why this sea.s()n has been a disappoint-
ment to date. I'm not going to say
that 1 didn't expect more from the
PHOIO BY AMY DRAKh
Steve Lappa.s ha.s bniughl in players like Oiney High's Jason Lawson,
opening up a pipeline to Villanova for blue-chip Philadelphia prep talent.
team, but looking back, 1 realize that
many unrealistic expectations were
placed on team with only three expe-
rienced players.
Ihe day that Tim I homas an-
nounced he was coming to Villanova,
every "Nova fan projected a Final Four
season tor the Cats. The mistake that
everyone made was suddenly forget-
ting two players we lost to graduation,
Kerry Kittles and Eric Eberz. It was
ludicrous to expect a freshman, no
matter how talented, and an inexperi-
enced sophomore, either Howard
Brown or John Celestand, to replace
the production of two of the best ever
at Nova.
The point isn't to figure what has
gone wrong, but instead to remind
people of what Lappas has accom-
plished in his four plus seasons on the
Main Line. When Lappas arrived here
in 1992, he inherited a program that
had been on a steady decline since the
19S5 Championship .season, a pro-
gram with no local recruiting ties, a
team that played a very boring style
of basketball and a senior class that
was an absolute flop.
While the team finished S-19 in
Lappas' first season here, something
very important happened in Novem-
ber of 1992. We received a commit-
ment from Alvin Williams, the first
Philadelphia player to do so in 20
years. A few months later. Jason
Lawson also decided on 'Nova. Sud-
denly we had a coach committed to
making sure that the top local talent
gave Villanova a serious look. The
trend continued with Philadelphia
area players Brown and Rafal Bigus
deciding on 'Nova and next year
Simon Gratz's Marvin O'Connor will
continue the flow of Philly talent to
'Nova.
The next .season. L-iippas guided a
team comprised primarily of freshmen
and sophomores to their first 20 win
season since 1987-88 and capped it
with the NIT Championship. The next
season we finished 25-8 and won the
Big East Tournament. And last year
we finished 26-7, the most wins in
school history. That adds up to 71
wins over the past three .seasons!
1 know what everyone is thinking.
The wins are great, but we haven't
done anything in March. We have
only won one NCAA Tournament
game over the past two seasons de-
spite being hnided with talent and a
No. ?i seed. 1 cant explain it more
than anyone else can. but it's a shame
that people forget the many highlights
of the past few seasons becau.se we've
come up empty in the Tournament.
Over the past three seasons we've
consistently been ranked in the top 25,
and we will make our third straight
NCAA appearance this year. Al-
though we haven't had the post sea-
son success that everyone had hoped,
Lappas' record over his first four sea-
sons is certainly better than the 1 8- 1 (>,
18-15. 17- 15 and 14-15 marks his pre-
decessor posted. There aren't many
people here who know what it was like
to watch those teams struggle . but I'm
telling you it wasn't fun. Coach Lap-
pas has provided the spark that Vill-
anova basketball desperately needed.
1 agree that there is room for criti-
cism, but let's wait and see what hap-
pens come March. Maybe the regular
season success and post season dis-
appointment will reverse it.self. We
have as much talent as any team in the
country, .so if this team gets on a roll...
Who knows?
Nehlsen: Lappas is hurting his team; let him go
By JON NEHLSEN
Senior Reporter
Well it's all over. And anyone who
thought that it would turn out other-
wise needs a serious lesson in the
game of basketball. Our beloved
Wildcats were absolutely torched by
Kentucky They weren't in the game
from the beginning In fact, they
weren't even in the game from the
beginning of the season. As soon as
the game was scheduled, it could have
been marked as a loss. They never
had a prayer.
One thing that has alwavs fasci-
nated me about Villanovans is our re-
luctance to criticize our leaders. Per-
haps It is part of our courteous up-
bringing When it comes time to ex-
pose our icons for the frauds that they
are. we think ourselves too sophisti-
cated for such a crass undertaking
Whatever it is, the time has come to
put our manners to bed. I am ready
lo say what some people want to say
but don't-Steve Lappas is the most
inept coach 1 have ever seen in my
life
Anyone who would like to argue
that point needs only to look at this
guys defensive philosophy He goes
nine anil sometimes 1(1 deep off the
bench and he doesn't even have a
press.
I wonder what he says during a
liineoiit when his opponent goes on a
10 run Is his juvenile courtside
i.intmg supposed to pass (or defensive
adiuslment'.' I don't think so.
It is a comfort that we know his
philosophy on the other end o( Ihe
court The hardly potent motion of
tense has not exactly been wowing me
recently With Jason I^iwson. Tim
1 homas ,uid Alvin Williams, why is
il so important that every player get
.in iHjiial number of touches on the of-
linsive end' He must Itimk that he is
slill coaching Maiiliattaii
Villanova is more talented at ev-
ery position than almost every team
it encounters. Save Ron Mercer, name
one player that Kentucky has who is
better than Villanova 's top three play-
ers. Still, he doesn't .see that his team
ought to be isolating one-on-one
matchups, he doesn't see that he mu.st
use a full-court press, and for good-
ness .sake, he doesn't see that he has
the players to run for 40 minutes.
In addition to his lack of under-
standing about his team's strengths
and weaknes.ses, he doesn't seem to
have much of an idea about how to
prepare for an opponent. I can't see
how one would be befuddled at the
fact that Kentucky presses for an en-
tire game, it has been doing il for eight
years. All that talent and Ihe Cats
couldn't even get the ball in bounds
Is it any mystery that the team has
won exactly one NCAA tournament
game in Lappas" four years'.' Not in
my book. Think of the most overrated
coaches in Division I Lute Olscn?
Jim Fioeheim? John Hiompson? How
does l^appas compare to them' You
can be the judge
He is without a doubt the worst
coach in the city of Philadelphia and
the sad thing is. he has the best talent.
Imagine what Drexel's Bill Hcrrion or
St Joe's Phil Martclli would do with
this team I think that it is time for
Villanova lo cut its losses and rid it-
self of Steve I^ippas We must face
the fact that Kerry Kittles saved
Lappas' job for four years Without
Kittles. Uippas" shortcomings are all
the more clear
Now it is time to talk about Tim
I homas I'his kid is not ready to go
to the NBA J'he sad fact is. he drtesn't
have much of a choice If Steve I .ap-
p.is IS his coach, he won't improve at
this level Tlicre isn't a remote chance
of a national championship, so why
should he vv.iste his time in c olleL't-'
PHOTO BY AMY DRAKI
Many fans are placing the blame for the team's recent di.sappointments
solely on the shoulders of Head Coach Steve Lappas.
If I were in Tim Thomas" shoes I
would take the money and run
Steve Lappas owes an apology lo
each and every one of his players
Williams. John Celesland, I'homas
and Howard Brown will not achieve
their full potential under this regime
and that is sad They arc totally ill-
suited to this style <if basketball.
The truth is. the Wildcats embar
rassed themselves, the student body
and the alumni last Sunday and the
blame lies squarely with one man 1
feel that the athletic department has a
responsibility Cut ties with Steve
I^ippas F^nough is enough.
February 14, 1997
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Cats poised for run at Big East Championships
By DAVID STOUF
A.ysi.stunl Sports hdiior
The women's track and field team
continued its outstanding season with
a strong performance at the Cannon
IV Classic at Butler University. Of
the six athletes competing for 'Nova.
three ran NCAA automatic qualifying
times, while the other three ran NCAA
provisional qualifying times. The Cats
were looking forward to the challenge
of this meet all season.
"At the beginning of the season we
knew that the Butler Invitational
would be a highly contested meet with
schools that we don't see often, SEC
and Big 10 schools." noted Head
Coach John Marshall. "It was excit-
ing for our athletes."
For the second straight weekend,
'Nova did not take its whole team to
the meet. The athletes that competed
on Feb.l and 2, with the exception of
senior Krestena Sullivan, had this
weekend off. I^st weekend's rest paid
dividends, as all of those competing
ran strong races. Leading the way for
the Cats were Sullivan and sopho-
mores Kristine Jost and Carrie
ToIIefson.
Jost ran a 9: 16 in the 30(K)m. Not
only was this a [)ersonal best, it alst)
broke the record at that lieldhou.se and
was an NCAA automatic qualifying
time
"Kristine Jost was incredible," said
Marshall. "It was a personal best by
14 seconds."
Not to be outdone. Sullivan also
ran a personal best of 4:40 in the mile.
Iliis mark was also a fieldhouse record
and an NCAA automatic qualilying
time. Crossing the line just after Sul-
livan was ToIIefson in third place with
a time of 4:42. ToIIefson afso quali-
fied automatically for the NCAA
Championships The final Wildcat to
finish the race was freshman Carmen
Douma. Douma finished in fourth
place with an NCAA provisional mark
of 4:44. As expected, Marshall was
quite pleased with these runners.
"Krestena Sullivan is right on
schedule to do very well and she has
to be," said Marshall. "She ran a
strong race and Carrie ToIIefson was
right behind her and Carmen Douma
was right behind her."
Rounding out the field for 'Nova
were two competitors in the 800m.
Freshman Tamieka Grizzle took fifth
place with an NCAA provisional mark
of 2:08, while sophomore Jurga
Men set for Big East
By TRACEY BOWEN
SUZANNE BECHARD
Staff Reporters
and
The men's track and field team
continued to excel at Butler Univer-
sity on Feb. 8 when they participated
in the Cannon IV Cla.ssic at Butler
University in Indianapolis. Ind The
team returned with three more pro-
visional qualifiers, two relays and
one individual, for the NCAA Cham-
pionships.
Leading the Wildcats to their
strongest finish was the distance
medley relay team of (jabriel Soto,
Kareem Archer, Brian Lucas and
Stephen Howard. In the 1200m event
of the relay, Soto ran a 2:59 split.
Archer ran his 400m leg in a strong
47.3. In the 800m leg, Brian Lucas
ran a 1:5 L Stephen Howard brought
the Wildcats home, running a pow-
erful anchor leg in 4:02. The relay's
time of 9:40. 1 was enough to get the
Cats the win.
The time also bettered the NCAA
provisional standard and is one of the
fa.stest times in the nation this year,
almost guaranteeing the team a slot
in the NCAA Championships. 'Nova
was also able to hold off
Georgetown, the Cats' biggest rival
in the Big East.
The 400m and 4 x 400m events
also produced NCAA provisional
qualifiers. In the 400m, J.R.
Mcllwain placed third with an
NCAA provisional mark of 47.62.
Mcllwain had run a 47.8 in the same
event at the Terrier Classic earlier in
the season. With this improvement in
his time Mcllwain vastly imprcwed
his chances at qualifying for nation-
als.
Mcllwain relurned lor the
4 X 400m along with teammates
David Hisler, Archer, and (Jregory
Young. The team finished in fourth
place with an NCAA provisional
qualifying time of 3:12.4. *■
Jermaine Deans was entered in the
long jump for the Cats. Deans placed
1 1th for the Cats with a mark of 18
feet, 6 and 1/2 inches.
The Wildcats had an overall
strong performance at the Cannon IV
Qassic. There were three NCAA pro-
visional qualifying marks among the
athletes. The team has been doing a
good job preparing for the upcoming
Big East conference championships.
Villanova will be facing intense com-
petition from other schools through-
out the Big Ea.st.
Nonetheless, based on the season
thus far, the men's track team is well
prepared to do battle. The meet will
be held at the Carrier Dome in Syra-
cuse tomorrow and Sunday.
PHOTO (-f)l IRTFSY OF MFDIA RFI^VTICNS
JR. Mcllwain bettered two N( AA provisional qualifying standards
last weekend at Butler
Marcinkeviciule, in hei tirsl nieel
since recovering from an ankle sprain,
finished sixth in 2:09, also an NCAA
provisional mark
Marshall was very pleased w ith his
team's performance in what he calieil
a tune-up meet for the Big Last Cham-
pionships He hopes this meet was a
confidence builder, especially for the
younger runners such as Ciri//!e and
Douma. Given its performance over
the past month, the team should not
have any doubts as it heads into the
three big meets of the season.
Marshall is optimistic about what this
team can accomplish.
"We know that we don't have much
r(H)m for mi.stakes, but we're confident
that we'll run hard, jump hard and
throw well," added Marshall. "Our
goal is to win the Big Last and I think
we can."
The team will get a boost this
weekend at the Big East Champion-
ships, held at Syracuse University,
when sophomore Deanna Arnill
makes her debut in a Villanova uni-
form.
Arnill. an All-American at Michi-
gan before transferring to 'Nova, will
make the Cats even stronger in the
distance events.
PHOnX'OURTISVOr mi DIA K1 IvMIONS
Kristine Jost smashed her personal record in the 3000m witha 9:16,
qualifying automativally for the NCAA Champioship meet.
Penn State roars past 'Nova
By MARC ANGELACCIO and
MICHELE ANGELACCIO
Staff Reporters
The women's swimming and div-
ing team traveled to State College on
Feb. 8 to take on Penn State in a dual
meet. The Nittany Lions, however,
were not hospitable guests, sinking the
Wildcats 188-98.
I'he Cats knew early thev were up
against one ot the better swimming
programs in the Northeast, gaining
only 39 points after eight events. Penn
State, meanwhile, was able to garner
the same amount of points in only four
events.
Despite knowing early that they
were on their way to a defeat, the
Wildcats did not give up, turning in
some stellar individual performances.
Villanova turned the heat up in the
pool late in the meet by capturing first
place in three of the last four events.
In the 100 Fly, freshman Terry Brock
took first in 58.81. 'Nova afso cap-
tured third in the event, with sopho-
more Elizabeth L^uwaert finishing in
1:00.40.
In the 200 IM, the Cats dominated
by taking the top three spots. Fresh-
man Keri Thorne (2:16.92), junior
Anne-Marie Adams (2:17.23) and
freshman Renee Scherr (2:20.47) fin-
ished one, two and three, respectively,
collecting 16 points lor Villanova in
its biggest event of the day.
Villanova also ct>llccted a tirsl-
place finish in Ihe 400 Free Relay, the
last eveni of Ihe meet which a/so
turned out lo be one of Ihe closest. The
team of freshman Julie Lapinsky.
Lauwaerl, sophomore Jackie Gruters
and Brock touched the pad in 3:34. 0.S,
just a half second better than the Penn
Slate squad, good enough for 1 1
points.
Villanova's only other first-place
finish came in the 200 Fly. when
Adams barely edged out her Nittany
Lion opponent, clocking in at 2:09.09.
Scherr also took third in the same
event. So far this season, Adams has
been a steady contributor for the Cats,
.swimming in both the butterfly and
distance freesftyle events.
Another consistent performer all
year has been Catherine Sosnowski.
Against Penn State the sophomore fin-
ished secmid in both Ihe 100 Breast
(1:06.06) and 200 BreasI (2:22.45).
Also contributing against Penn State
was treshman Keri Thorne, who fin-
ished the 1000 Free, her strongest
event, in 10:46.45, just four seconds
behind the top finisher
In ihe diving ccMupetilion, sopho-
more libhy Fogartv filncal Ihitd ,tinl
t\ninh 111 the /Ma/id.iM. respecliveiy.
Meanwhile, her sophomore le.immate
Meilyn Rui/ placed fourth and third
in the same events.
If there was an area in which the
Wildcats did not have any success, it
was in the short events. The 50 Free
and 100 Free have been trouble spots
all season for Nova. Against Penn
State, the Cats did not place anyone
higher than fourth in these events
Despite struggling against the
Nittany Lions, Villanova's young
squad consisting of no seniors gained
valuable experience against a deeper,
more experienced team The Wildcats
now hope to turn things around at the
U S.S Senior Nationals in Buffalo,
NY. this weekend.
Men's swimming gets caught
looking ahead, falls to PSU
By mp:(;an king
Staff Reporter
Alter putting on I a good effort
against Virginia on Feb 1. Heail
Coach FaI Bartsch was disappointed
in his swimmers' eflorts on Feb S at
Penn State Against Virginia, the men
swam to seven personal best limes,
and Bartsch was satisfied with the
overall improvements, despite several
injuries However, in Saliirdav's 108-
143 loss. Ihe men did not have a good
meet phvsically or mentally.
Despite a disappoinling pertor-
mance. tlie Wildcats did have lour in
dividual first-place winners Tom
Irace\ touched first in the 100 Free
in 4^ 'iV while leammale Brian Hlil/er
linished litth m 4S .SS
In Uu JOO Back, Gus Membiela
pi.iu'd tnsi ni 1/^7 33 and right Ix
huul him in second pi.ice was l),i\ id
Haiko in 2:02.80 In \hv 100 Fl\.
■N(na captured Ihe lust three places
Junior Jared Lucan placed first in
52 88. toUowed by freshman Vince
Allegra in 53.14 and )unior Nathan
Smith in ^4 48 In another sweep,
sophomore lohii I'roto look first in Ihe
:00 IM in 1:58.82 followed by
Membiela in 2:12.19 and freshman
Joe Perez in 2:07 20 In the IIKMlFree.
freshman Matt Monlrasio finished
seccuiil in 9 38 24 and senior fom
Brennan placed third in 10(17. 55.
In the 100 Back, Halko placed sec-
ond in 56.2.S In the 100 Breast,
Membiela touched third in 1:02.05,
followed closely by fourth-place Sal
Suau in 1:02.33 and fifth-place Proto
in 1 06.66. In the 50 yard free sprint,
Traccy placed third in 21.18 ami
f^lit/er and Brian Finucane finished
fourth and littli ui 21.92 and 22.87,
respectively.
In the relay events, a traditional
Villanova strength, the learn sw.irii
well. In the 400 I-ree n l.iv. tlie Uam
of I, ncan. Allegra. 'Iracev and Hiil/it
look tiist place in 3:07 (Id, (hen best
lime ot the sea.son.
( oniing in second place was the
learn ol finucane. Smith. Vfoiilr-isui
and Suau in 3:21 .74. In the 400 Med
lc\ relay, the learn of 'I'racey, Proto.
Allegr.i and 1 iican placed third in
3.33.7W
Bartsch took some ot the blame
for his team's poor pertormance
I think we were looking past this
meet and onto the Big Fast meet We
had more on our minds than jiisl Penn
Slate." he said. Bartsch explained that
he did nol prepare Ihe team menially
lor the last dual meet ol Ihe year. In
the past, his teams have always had
two weeks to prepare for ( hampion
ships, and Ihe scheduling and liming
of the dual meet had an adverse affect
on Ihe team.
"Looking back, I should not have
scheduled a meet so close to ( hampi-
oiiships," said Bartsch " Fvervlhing
comes d(;wn to that meet
Indeed, Ihe team la()eis loi ihis
meet so that each member can lui n in
his best effort of the veai It is also
one ot Ihe last chances (or individual
svvinimers lo (pialify for NCAA
( haiii|iionshi[)s. held at the end of
March, f he Big Last ( h.impionships.
held in Piscalawav, N.J., is a loui
(lav marathon mee! with 13 teams
competing With 30 lo 40 sw immers
in each event, only Ihe lop eight make
it to the finals in order to score team
points I-verv event also crow ns ,i Big
last individual champion
This could be the last meet for se-
niors Blil/er, Brennan and team cap
lain Tracey. whom have all put forth
an outstanding season.
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THE VILLANOVAN
February 14, 1997
s
Big Blue much too much for 'Nova
By JOK P Vn KRSON
Senior Reporter
"1 didnt think that could happen
to us," said Villanova. Head Coach
Steve Lappas
"I though we played a near flaw
less game," said K'.-ntucky Coach Rick
Pitino.
Such arc the sentiments alter a 37-
point shellacking. The ^)3-56 loss
dropped • N( .v.i to 1 7-6 overall and No.
\H m the nation.
"No one expects to lose in ihis kitui
of fashion." said lasoii Lawsoii. who
was unable to get a shot ott in the en-
tire first half.
"We could not get into any kind of
flow against their pressure." said Lap-
pas.
Indeed. Kentucky's swarming
press was stifling On the game, Vil-
lanova committed 24 turnovers which
led to 33 Kentucky points. But that
did not tell the entire the story. 'Phe
delcndmg national champions domi-
nated the glass, outrebounding "Nova
42-17. In fact, the Kentucky Wildcats
had more offensive rebounds than the
Villanova Wildcats had lotal re-
bounds. On the day, Kentucky
outscored Villanova on second-chance
pomts, 2.S-4.
"1 Ihmk we have to look at our-
selves and look m the mirror." said
Lappas "We played a team today that
wanted it more We were one of the
top rebounding teams in the country
before today We got out-efforted."
"We flat out got after it on the
backboard," said Pitino
Pitino noted that the superb re-
bounding translated into a better all-
around defensive effort Before the
game, he had tc^ld his players to "pilch
a shutout from the three-pomt line "
"It's easier said than done," he said,
but his players did just that, limiting
Villanova to ()-for-3 from three-point
range
For most of the game, 'Nova
played a helter-skelter brand of bas-
ketball. The team had prepared tor
three days by practicing against the
Kentuckv-stvle of full court pressure,
but It didn't pav off
' ■'lou can't simulate lli.it type ol
intensity or en\ ironment," .said Lap-
pas. "At home, pressing teams can
really press."
To be sure, the 24,()()() Kentuck\
faithful seemed to give added energy
to the Kentucky players.
Point guard Alvin Williams, who
had 1 1 turnovers on the afternoon, said
getting the ball in bounds was the
toughest part. After the initial threat,
ihough. It did not appear to get am
cisier as the team finished with )iisl
10 total a.ssists (Kentucky had 2t^)
Ihe lone bright spot for "Nova was
Chuck Kornegay. After being limited
to just one shot in the tirst half, he fin-
ished as the team's leading .scorer ( 1 2
points) w ith several impressive dunks
He alone could not curb Kentucky's
momentum, though.
Several Kentucky players played
well, but it was sophomore sen.sation
Ron Mercer that did the most dam-
age. He finished with 23 points, 1 1
rebounds and six assists.
"By far, that was Ron Mercer's
most aggressive and best game as a
[Kentucky] Wildcat," said Pitino.
Kentucky was aided by the quick
return of Jared Prickett from an ankle
injury.
"Jared did a wonderful job getting
himself back," said Pitino, who had
said earlier in the week that he doubted
Prickett would be available for the
game.
Before the game, Pitino expressed
his concern about playing a team that
had three potential NBA first round
picks. With two talented teams fac-
ing off, possibly the biggest difference
was the level of confidence. Despite
losing his top .scorer to injury and hav-
ing freshmen and sophomores at four
of the five starting positions, Pitino
remains poised for the postseason
"We expect to win the champion-
ship," he said, adding that his team still
needs to improve.
For Villanova, though, there are
only five more regular season games
lett for them to find momentum be-
fore the Big East Tournament In its
last 1 2 games, Villanova has gone just
t^-<^ after going 11-1 to start the vear
Sputtering Cats
drop another one
By UAVID STOUT
Assislani Sporls Editor
The men's basketball team
dropped a tough road game to Pitts
burgh on Wednesday night, '^5-H^.
As Ihe final score indicates, the
game was close throughout In the
end though, too many turnovers and
4(t points from an iinconscicnis ,Ia-
,son Made did the Cats in.
'Nova came ready to play de-
fense as its first two baskets, lay ups
by John Celestand and AK in Will-
iams, came off of steals It was evi-
dent early, however, that this could
be a special night for Made Made
connected on four of his first five
shots, including two threes, and
combined with teammate Vonteego
Cummings to score 17of Pitts first
21 points.
TTie game went back and forth
during the first half. Nova's lead
was never bigger than 4. while Pitt
never lead by more than 5. Perhaps
one of the most spectacular plays of
the year occurred when Rafal Bigus
followed up a missed Howard
Brown shot with a rim rockint'
dunk
Despite holding a rebounding
advantage of 21-15 and shoot ing.S6
percent (14-for-25), 'Nov i still
trailed at the half 34-35. I'nm.nily
due to 13 turnovers
rhc sf( niid h;tlf vv.i'- l.itiu Iv a sc-
ries of spurts and it became cle.ir
that the team with the biggest spurt
would win.
I-.arly in the half, with the score
knotted at 36, 'Nova went on a 7-0
run to take a 43-36 lead Chuck
Kornegav converted a three point
|)lay, John Celestand made ,i lav up
and Tim Thomas addeti .i hoop
Then both teams launched three-
p(Mnt attacks.
A lini Thomas three was tol
lowed by a three Irom Howard
Brown. Maile countered (or Pitt
with a three of his own Williams
scored seven straight pomts lor
'Nova to extend a one point U.nj \n
five for the Cats.
/\ lew iniiuites latei. ih.il lead
was lost tor good. After a shot clock
violation. Nova's 23rd turnover.
Maile nailed another three to put
Pitt up 70-6H. I hat thtce w.is the
start of a 10-0 run llial put the g.ime
out of reach lui iIk ( ,its.
Moments Liter, i.isoii I awsoii
fouled out with onlv six poinis A
couple ot late threes In Williams
and Thomas made the g.ime onlv
sliehllv 4iioie interestmg
M, I ill I unshed with to points lot
I'iii iKioining onlv the thinl Pan
ther to reae h that plateau I he
maioiilv of Maiii's points came
from tin Ihiei' point sinpe, where
hesh(»lS toi 1.^ I li.il's |iisl OIK sh\
i>( the HiL' I asl in ord
HHOH) BYAMYDRAkh
Alvin Williams had a real tough time handling the Kentucky press, committing 11 turnovers. He was not the only
one who had trouble dealing with the Kentucky Cats, however, as the score indicates. ^
Women bombard Syracuse
By DON MEIER
Sports Editor
Hie up-and-dow n women's basket-
ball team was up on Feb ^ for its
match-up with the Svracuse
Orangemen The Cats were feeling it
from the outside, as they rained eight
three pointers down on 'Cuse Vill-
anova rode the long-range barrage to
a 72-60 victory, which raised their
record to 12-9 overall and 7-6 in the
Big Fast
" Tlie threes re.iUv helped open up
the game." said Head Coach Harry
I'erretta "They enabled us to get the
lead, and once we got the lead thev
trapped us and we moved the ball real
w( 11 and we got some easy shots."
Ihe Wildcat that opened the flood
gates was Jenny Higgins I'ln- s toot
in junior came out with the hot hand.
Intling her first trifecta less th<m .i
nnmite into the contest. She would
hit three more in the half, her fourth
coming with almost ten minutes re-
m. lining in the first session F'or the
game Higgins shot 5-toi 10 from
three-point range, finishing with a to-
tal of 17 points and nine rebounds in
^S minutes plaved
"Whin sIh makes some threes, it
opens up Ihe game toi us .ig.iinsi the
/one.' said Perretta ot Higgins' plav
As fViutta noted. Higgins' /one
buakiiig necessitated the Or.inge's
shiltmgover to her sule I'hiscreateil
open looks for Jenea Skeeters. The
treshman sharpshooter hit the first ol
her two triples with 23 seconds re-
maining in the lust half, giving the
( .Its a 32-24 lead at the break Ihe
eight-point lead was their largest of
the first half.
"[The hot shooting] was conta-
gious, " said Perretta of Higgms and
Skeeters' hot shooting "f)ne person
starts making shots and then other
people start hitting shots"
Skeeters led all scorers in the game
with 19 points on 7-of-15 sh(Miting
She also grabbed six boards
Fhe Cats allowed ' Cu.se to crawl
back into the game in the second half,
as the Orange tied the score two min-
utes into the half The Cats' regained
their stability, however, responding
with a 7-0 run. Jenn Sliwa got it
started with a three pointer and two
tree throws, scoring five points in
seven seconds.
Syracuse never made another seri-
ous charge, however, and the Cats
were able to case their way to the vic-
tory at the free throw line Villanova
helped itself by shooting 16-ot-2()
from the line for the game, while Syra-
cuse converted only 14 ()f-27 from the
charity stripe
"We plaved hard. " Perretta said.
"Sometimes when you plav hard you
catch some breaks"
In addition to Ihe outstanding per-
formances of Higgins and Skeeters.
the Cats continued to receive their
regular contributions from Sliwa, Jenn
Bci.sel and Shanette Lee Sliwa turned
in a workmanlike effort for the Cats,
collecting 14 points and amassing I I
rebounds, seven of which she snagged
Irom the offensive glass Beisel rippt"d
down 10 boards and scored eight
plants on 4 ot 7 shooting Lee only
scored toiii points, but did an i iilst.ind
ing job of distributing the ball, dish-
ing off 1 1 assists.
With the inexperienced squad's
record now standing a few games
above .5(K). Perretta is satisfied with
his team's progress thus far
"Before the season 1 thought that
if we went 5(K) it would be a verv
g(Kxi year." Perretta said. "Right now
I'd say that were probably ahead of
where 1 thought we'd be at this point "
The Cats will now face a number
of tough tests, taking to the road for
their next three games On Sunday
they travel to St. John's to take on the
Red Storm before facing the
conference's top two teams. Notre
Dame and Connecticut They will be
in South Bend on Wednesday before
heading into the buz/saw in Storrs on
Feb. 22.
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Sullivan and Sheehan go co-ed in fall
By ELIZABEIH PHRC ELL
Staff Reporter
On Monday night, Feb. 17, mem-
bers of the department for Residence
Life announced their decision to make
Sheehan and Sullivan Halls coed for
next semester (Fall 1997) in order to
accomplish a variety of goals set forth
by the department.
According to Dr. Christine
Lysionek of Residence Life, the reso-
lution to make Sheehan and Sullivan
Halls co-ed is only a small part of a
much bigger plan within the depart-
ment. Lysionek said, "Co-education is
the strategy that Residence Life has
chosen to achieve a larger plan for
unity among University students."
At the Monday night meeting,
Lysionek emphasized that the goals of
the department were: To improve a
sense of community among all sopho-
mores, especially those living in the
two dorms; to actively engage resi-
dents in discussions and activities that
are important to the development of
individuals in a larger community; to
impfove the quality of social interac-
tion between men and women living
in the two dorms; and to significantly
impact the envircMiment of Sullivan,
with regard to discipline and vandal-
ism. She said, "Residence Life is ex-
chMl «0dl ffie eseiges, and we am
looking forward to providing a better
quality of life for sophomores living
in the Ouad area "
Accompanying the changes in
Sheehan and Sullivan, there will be
new requirements for the residents,
such as attending two education pro-
grams geared toward co-habitation
and participating in one community
service activity per semester. Students
in both dorms will also have to sign
Community Living Contracts agree-
ing to comply with the above require-
ments. In addition, roommates will be
asked to write their own contracts
specifying what they expect from each
other. "With the open visitation policy
that will begin in October of next se-
mester comes the is.sue of privacy,"
Lysionek said. "Roommate Contracts
will help to protect each roommate' s
rights and set grotjnd rules that will
ensure a comfortable living environ-
ment."
To facilitate the integration of the
dorms, a new Resident Assistant struc-
ture will be implemented. In each
dorm there will be one advisor for
Community Service and one advisor
for Community Development. A fifth
position will be available as Quad di-
rector. These five graduate students
will also be in charge of the sixteen
Resident Assistants who will live in
Sheehan and Sullivan.
- Th e liiiju u e tmuB w uiiegaie
Sheehan and Sullivan was made by
PHOTO BY MEGAN MONAHAN
Coed dorms, as Sullivan and Sheehan are expected to become next year, facilitate better interation between male
and female students.
Rev. John Stack O.S.A., dean of Stu-
dents and Dr. Ricnard A. Neville, vice
president of Student Life, after the
proposal to do so was submitted to the
Student Life Conmiittee of the Board
of Trustees in December. Many stu-
dents are surprised at the University's
Freshman Molly O 'Conor, said,
"Because of the conservative visita-
tion policy in effect now, 1 am sur-
prised that the University agreed to go
along with this. Personally, I have no
objections!" Other students like Terry
Arlotta, a resident of Fedigan, believe
«B|i»«rao«g peen. He said. "I think
it's a good idea because the arrange-
ments will be more true to life, said
Arlotta. "Roommates will have to
work out agreements and deal with
their problems in an adult manner."
Freshman Nicole Salamy added,
"Diversity makes for a real college ex-
perience for everyone involved. I'm
thrillMt^Vbout the chance to have this
great experience."
Laptops will be mandatory for C &F students
By MELANIE RASIC
Staff Reporter
There has been mention of a new
and somewhat controversial require-
ment being made for the up and com-
ing Commerce and Finance (C&F)
students. Dr. Thomas Monahan, dean
of Commerce and Finance, has pro-
posed and approved a plan to require
incoming freshman of the College of
C&F to purchase a laptop computer
upon admission to the University.
This requirement is likely to be ex-
pected for the students enrolled as
freshmen for the '97 Fall semester.
According to C&F Senator Eric
Ouisenberry, the proposal entails the
purchase of a uniform laptop supplied
by the University. Accompanying this
proposal are numerous questions.
First of all, many are concerned
about the added cost to tuition. TTie
students will have the option to pay
for the computer in full at the com-
mencement of their enrollment, or
they may choose to spread the cost of
it over eight semesters. At the con-
clusion of the student's four years, the
individual will then own the computer.
This additional cost is of great
concern to many current C&F stu-
dents. Sophomore finance major,
Brian Atkinson expressed a concern
for heightened tuition costs: "The
University already requests thousands
of dollars of us; one can only take out
so many student loans."
Another troubling aspect of this
proposal is the management of trans-
fer students. As the University has a
very high retainment rate in general,
there will be those few who decide to
pursue their studies elsewhere. If the
transfers have paid for their laptops in
full upon enrollment, then of course
they will be free to take the comput-
ers with them. If payments are being
made the student will have the option
of finishing the payments, or may pos-
sibly be allowed to give the laptop
back to C&F to distribute to another
student transferring into the school.
The College of Commerce and Fi-
nance is planning on informing incom-
ing students as they accept admittance
to Villanova of the requirement being
made as to hop)efully prevent them
from purchasing their own computer.
Although many are appropriately
concerned with the additional cost this
laptop poses, there are obvious ben-
efits that having these computers will
produce. Eric Ouisenberry and oth-
ers involved in helping shape this plan
hope to ensure that the u.se of the com-
puter can be built into the curriculum
C&F is currently requesting that ac-
counting professors take computer
classes so as to not only learn how to
use the programs and applications but
to also find ways to structure their
classes around them.
Many universities have been en-
acting similar policies, giving their
curriculum a very competitive advan-
tage. Student Government Associa-
tion (SGA) president Pete Acton is in
full support of Monahan's plan.
Monahan "is on top of the needs of
students and knows what they need
upxjn entering the business world,"said
Acton. "In addition, the use of laptops
will improve the academic quality of
education." If the University wants to
remain academically competitive,
many feel this plan is an appropriate
place to start.
Senior management major Kevin
Daniel.sen fore.sees the financial con-
cerns of students, but feels the aca-
demic benefits far exceed any finan-
cial complications, With consistent in-
class use of effective software, "the
benefits of having the computer will
out weigh its costs," said Danielsen.
University Information Technolo-
gies (UNIT) hopes to establish a .ser-
vice center that will be able to an.swer
questions and solve operational prob-
lems 24 hours a day. Tentative plans
anticipate that all of the laptops will
be fully under warranty for the entire
four years of the student's career at
the University. It is also anticipated
that up-grades will be attainable peri-
odically, free of charge or at a very
minimal cost. Specific costs of the
laptops and anticipated di.stribution of
payment have not been identified
As much is anticipated, more con-
crete and specific plans as to cost,
model, and policies will be defined in
the next month
PHOTO COURTfSVfJr BH l.f AIR YKARIUM)k
CAT'S "Singled Out," hosted by Chri.s Kazarian and Boh lannozzi,
attracted nearly 1,000 students. (Turn to page 18 for the full story)
Administration not likely
to defer Rush this year
By KKLLY BLKVINS
As.\nt(int Ney\'\ hdiim
Ihe proposal to defer Rush until
lirst semester sophomore vear has
been withdrawn by l)r Richard A
Neville, vice-president of Student
Life, from the Student Life Commit
tec ol the Universitv Senate, because
of a counter-proposal from the Inter
fraternity and Panhellemc Councils
that outlined changes the Creek com
munity plans to make to eliminate the
need for Rush postponement
According to Keith Manning,
president of the IPC. the (ireek torn
munity came up with the counterpro
posal becau.se they 'felt the reasons
the administration offered for defer
ring Rush, such as problems with the
community, academics, ha/ing, and
alcohol, were not going to be solved,
in fact, we thought it might make the
problems worse. Our proposal will
hopefullv counter and solve these
problems"
The proposal, tentative at the mo-
ment ami sub|ect to approval by the
entire IFC-Panhellenic Council, in-
tends to strengthen the ( ireek cornmii
nitv by creating standards and rules
which fraternities and sororities must
follow in regards to the academic mis
sion of the University, the responsible
use of alc(^hol, respectful treatment ot
tellow students and organizations, and
the sense of communitv between tin.
I Imversity and the Greeks.
The administration believed the
counterproposal was in good l.iith ami
a reasonable effort at tackling the con
cerns surrounding the ( Ireek comniu
nity, according to the Rev John Stack,
OS. A., dean of Students
If the IFC Panhellemc Council
.ipproves the proposal, as they are ex-
pected to 111 the near luture. and if the
fraternities and sororities take it seri-
ously. Stack said that the administra-
tion IS "happy to keep Rush at its cur-
ri lit tmu-. " and not defer it.
An in ticptli (II III If i>n the Greek
projJDsiil will follow in the Man h 14
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THE VILLANOVAN
February 21. 1997
February 21, 1997
THE VILLANOVAN
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This WEEK
Editorials 6
FYI 14
Features 15
Entertainment ....20
Sports 33
Editorials
Anal Sex or graduated taxes, no
need to choose, von get to read about
both this week ...if you thought
lambskinwas just another descrip-
tion lor your J. Crew roll-neck
sweater, then check out Ann's col-
umn... Sheldon wusses out on hous-
ing issue Call nie surprised... On the
Marc or Miss Manners? Yi)u
decide... Oh, yeah more Lappas...
Features
That's right boys and girls, the
Wildcard is now being accepted at
the local beverage storc.A Physics
Professor proves there is more to life
than just integrals...It's good to know
that one Villanova team is winning,
even it it is the Geek Bowl Team...
The ACS is having a Jimmy Hoffa
party, cK)ps 1 mean Hafla party...
ElNfTERTAINMEINTT
Melissa and Joe once again re-
view another film classic. Haven't
they heard of Rock 'n' Bowl??. .The
Bookmobile rides again with an-
other exciting book. I wonder if it
comes with Cliffs Notes WXVU
claims they are not just a bunch of
freaks. If not, how do you explain
the chicken ranch in the station?
Someone complains that a punk
hand isn't musical enough. No
duh!....
Sports
Marc talks about college prosti
tution. Who knew he got oui tti.ii
much?. Klick proves once ag.nn
why he's the bookies best Iriciui
IceCats finally win one. Too IlkI ii
was against Disney on Ice. Noire
Dame loses, but claims obstructed
view. The object in question-Meier's
Hair.
Weekend shuttle service could
expand despite students' behavior
By C Al.lS 1 A HARDEN
,\c\v\ Editor
Fxpansion of the weekend shultle
loop is being considered tor service
going west of campus. At the time ot
this proposal, students' conduct, on
shuttle .services and at shuttle stops,
has also come to light
Although students' behavior on the
weekend shuttle may be an issue for
some, it is not a factor in the decision
of this plan, according to the depart-
ment of Public Safety.
Rumors that the weekend shuttle
may be eliminated because of vandal-
ism on the buses and complaints bv
the Wawa convenience store in
Ardmore are false, says Public Safety
"We have absolutely no plans to shut
down the shuttles," says Brian
Herrick, parking manager and the co-
ordinator for the shuttle services. "We
are trying to better services to what
the students' needs are."
The Student Government A.ssocia-
tion (SGA) propo.sed to Public Safety
re-instituting a west-bound shuttle.
"We would like to do a trial run to see
if people's interest has increased," said
Jennifer Walter, SGA member of the
Shuttle Services committee. A week-
end shuttle ran west four years ago,
but it was discontinued because rider-
ship was low. If brought back, a
westbound shuttle would operate dur-
ing low peak times for going east. A
decision on the plan will be made in
the upcoming weeks.
As far as students' behavior and the
shuttle is concerned, the Wawa near
the Ardmore-West stop poses the big-
gest dilemma. The disorderly conduct
of intoxicated people and overcrowd-
ing of loiterers concerns the store, ac-
cording to an a.ssistani manager. Sup-
posed University students loiter in
groups of up to 40 people, which in-
timidates other cu.stomers, and leave
an excessive amount of trash on the
store floor and in the parking lot. "We
do accept their business, but when they
loiter in the store, we get anxious,"
said an assistant manager.
This assistant manager approxi-
mates that about three-fourths of the
students make purchases, but there has
been isolated incidents of stealing.
Tile store iiianagenHiit iiuiveslla sun-
glasses and cigar racks behind the
counter Friday nights to prevent theft
It is not certain that the vast rna-
|ority ot these people at the store are
University students waiting for the
shuttle "The complaints at Wawa are
111 direct correlation to the end of
Brownie "s happy hour," said Herrick.
"The shuttle and the Wawa incidents
are mutually exclusive " Herrick says
that he has gone to see on a Friday if
the overcrowding at the store relates
to shuttle passengers. Yet, l,t William
Albany of the Lower Merion police
believes that the large groups of people
are University students awaiting the
shuttle "On two separate occasions
that I have seen, after the bus leaves
there is no one left in the store ' The
assist. ml niaiKigci ot Waw.t sj\s Ih.il
students wait lor the shuttle sometimes
up to 40 minutes. I'wo express
shuttles, that go straight to the Wawa
stop, began operating last weekend
around the end of Brownie's 2?i ha.st
happy hour to help alleviate this prob-
lem. Public Safety is willing to look
more into the situation of students loi-
tering in Wawa if necessary.
Another issue was the congested
area in the Ardmore West lot. "I am
concerned with the safety of students
because there are no cros,swalks to the
lot and students may be hit by cars
coming into the Wawa lot," said Al-
bany. "I would suggest they move the
stop."
7"he U)wer Merion police, Wawa
and the University Public Safety are
working togellici !»• .ippropiiately ad-
dress concerns, hut it will not affect
the expansion and service of the
shuttle. "It is not a punitive situation
Problems have not diminished the
value of the service," said Jeffery
Horton, director of Public Safety.
"We move tens of thousands of
people each year," said Herrick of the
shuttle. "The instances of misbehav-
ior in proportion to the volume ot
people we transport is not significant"
Those instances of misbehavior from
intoxicated students getting sick on
the bus, to vandalism, to disorderly
conduct at the Wawa, can damage stu-
dents' reputation and dependability.
Walter said, "If we want to expand
services for students, we hope they
take more responsibility for it."
House surrounded by
campus buildings up for sale
By TARA McCONNON
Staff Reporter
The private house between the St.
Clare House of Public Safety and
Geraghty Hall for Human Services on
Lancaster Avenue has recently been
put up for sale for approximately $1
million, and the owners are interested
in selling it to the University.
"We [the University] are not in-
terested in that property at this point
at that price," stated John Gallen, ex-
ecutive director of Facilities Manage-
ment.
The 13()-year-old Tudor style
three-story home is situated on less
than an acre of property and is com-
pletely surrounded by University
property. The asking price of $y95,(KX)
does not at all fit the real market value
of the houses in the Villanova area. In
addition, extensive renovations would
be necessary.
The other University owned build-
ings besides St. Clare House and
Geraghty Hall in its vicinity include
the Financial Services Building,
Alumni House, which holds Alumni
Affairs and Public Relations and
Moriarty Hall dormitory. Most of
these buildings were acquired gradu-
ally as they went up for sale through-
out the years.
Some still believe that the house
would be a valuable asset to the Uni-
versity, regardless of the price. Pete
Acton, president of the Student Gov-
ernment Association (SGA), in refer-
ence to the price, said, "That's outra-
geous. I still think the University
should consider buying the house. In
the short run, it could be used for of-
fice space, and on a long-term basis
as a p>otential site for student housing."
Weichert Realtors,of West Chester,
are handling the sale. The Realtor has
stated that several individuals have
expressed interest in the home, and
some have taken tours of it.
However, the Realtor also believes
that these inquiries have been largely
out of curiosity, rather than of a seri-
ous nature.
PHOTO BY MEGHAN MONAHAN
This million dollar house is up for sale in between the St. Claire House and
Geraghty Hall. University claims that the price is too high to buy.
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Sexism at Villanova: Most students
are unaware and unconcerned
By KILEKN SULLIVAN
News Editor
In light otthc recent controversial
A'K) issue, women on campus feel
that the prohlem of sexism goes be-
yond this specific incident.
Females in the University commu-
nity responded with anger and disbe-
lief not only that sexism can be bla-
tantly hung on classroom walls, but
that st)me women did not find it to be
such a great deal.
Student Ginny Holloway said, "1
think it was atrocious that the frater-
nities and some of the girls don't un-
derstand how offensive it was. 1 think
they are incredibly ignorant. Not as
many girls were as outraged as they
should have been. " Holloway also
feels that it is a disgrace that men on
campus would tolerate this type of
slander, and it hurts the University as
a whole when they do.
Holloway said that some women
think that this type of offensive, de-.
grading behavior is tolerable; this she
believes is an attitude that must be
changed by those who continue to be
outraged. She asked, "Would anyone
treat their mother or their sister like
that?" She spoke of the men who per-
petuate this behavior, "They're igno-
rant and immature. They were taught
that it was okay to treat women this
way. Well it is not okay, " she contin-
ued, "it's not funny and it's not attrac-
tive."
Holloway believes that this tyjx; of
behavior, on the part of the men, would
drive women away rather than attract
them She said that sexism is an atti-
tude that has to be changed. As far as
an appropriate punishment for AK) is
concerned, all Holloway wanted was
an apology, however she believes that
by taking last year's punishment of
po.stponing fraternity Rush lor a simi-
lar sexist comment into account, these
punishments are not enough because
"Women are viewed by
men, and we do it our-
selves, too, as thought-
less objects traipsing
around on campus."
Jen DeVeau, student
"they don't get the drift."
Holloway feels that .sexist behav-
ior is prevelant on campus such as the
T.G. theme of "Pimps and Prostitutes"
in which the sorority dresses up as
prostitutes and the fraternity dresses
up as pimps. She said, "Anyone who
will dress up like a hooker is perpetu-
ating the problem." She said that
women have to recognize people of-
fending them and take action, rather
than rationalize the comment, she be
lieves that the problem will never dis-
appear if women .ind men do not take
action when offended and if jokes con-
tinue to be made.
Holloway stated that issues such as
the A'K) one give men a negative im
age of being sexist and dominating
One anonymous student said of the
AK) posters and t-shirts, T think it
was rude, degrading, and women were
the brunt of their slogan. Ihey had to
degrade women to get guys into their
fraternity."" Another anonymous stu-
dent said, "1 don't think there is
enough attention that could go to this.
Any(Jne who says that this is blown
out of proportion isn't taking it seri-
ously.""
Dr. Karyn Hollis of the l.nglish
department said that sexism is a larger
social problem, "There are instances
of sexism everywhere." She believes,
along with the University's Women's
Steering Committee, that the strongest
sanctions should be applied to the ATO
fraternity. Hollis continued, "As
women, we should not have to toler-
ate this abuse."
Student Jen DeVeau is upset at the
fact that men would think that all
women care about is whether or not a
male is in a fraternity. She felt that the
most offensive thing was that ATO was
not owning up to the sexism aspect by
attempting to "cover it up " through
their wood-working talents She alst)
feels that many people on campus do
\w\ care about the day-to-day occur-
rence of sexism, and "they wouldn't
even admit it if they did."
DeVeau s.iid that she hears sexist
language and comments everywhere
on this campus. She said, "This is a
very traditional school and therefore
very slow to change, .is well as be
hind the times.""
She believes that there is a great
deal of "selfishness, self-centeredness
and thoughtlessness"" at this Univer
sity. She feels that the problem of sex-
ism on this campus is the University's
lack of response.
She continued that there is an "ev-
eryday buildup" to this problem,
"Women are viewed by men, and we
do it ourselves too, as thoughtless ob-
jects traipsing around on campus." She
said that women need to be more as-
sertive, becau.se "everyone seems too
concerned with fitting in and being the
'right'Villanova person; people are
pretty much happy with status quo and
are self-absorbed with what is going
on (in their lives)"
DeVeau went on to say. "Women
here are way ttK) concerned with im-
age. They seem almost herd-like"
Holloway said that the Rev. John
Stack, OS. A., dean of Students, was
one ot the only members of the ad-
ministration ihal look this issue seri-
ously. She said that when she ap-
proached (iary Monas, director ol
(ireek Affairs, "He almost turned it
around on me" She said that he was
unhelpful by only saying "we will
look into it," and in her opinion, "he
deserves to be blamed |loi this spe-
cific incident)."
She continueil of Bonas, "That's
his job, he might as well have been a
secretary or a work study. He took ii
very lightly for someone who is get-
ting paid to do this. 1 blame him more
than AK) because he is supposed to
be the adult."
She declared that Bonas wasn't
around taking down signs and neither
was the Interfraternity Council; only
a few concerned women took action
However, Bonas commented in last
week's Ifw Villatunan about his out-
rage, concern and action regarding the
AK) incident
Dr. Richard A. Neville, vice-presi-
dent of Student Life, said that when
the University encounters this type ol
sexist behavior or any type of lack of
respect, it responds just as it did last
year during Spring semester fraternity
Rush. He said, "It is hard to believe
that it would happen again. One group
doesn't see it as inappropriate as the
rest of us see it."
(continued on page 4)
Bookstore explains texts ' high prices
By KEN RACOWSKI
Staff Writer
and GINA RULLO
Managing Hditor
"Are college books a rip-off? No,
but they sure seem like it; both to you
and to me," stated Frank Henninger,
director of the University Shop.
University students might tend to
think that the University Shop is over-
charging them for their textbooks.
However, when compared with other
university bookstores, book prices at
the University Shop are not only com-
petitive, but in fact, lower than most.
The University Shop also conducts
various programs which benefit stu-
dents.
Textbook prices are determined by
a 2^ percent margin on top of the
wholesale price This mark up is not
unique to the University, but rather a
national standard for college book-
stores. "Textbook prices, since time
began, have always been controlled by
the publisher," said Henninger Once
the publisher determines its selling
price, the colleges increase this price
by 2.S percent, which covers overhead
costs. After costs, the profit per dol-
lar of the University Shop is 3.9 per
cent.
This revenue accounts for only a
small portion of University Shop's
total revenue "We couldn't make
money, |ust by selling textbooks." says
Henninger.
As an institutionally owned store,
what separates the University Shop
trom a leased bookstore such as a
Barnes and Noble College Bookstore.
IS the willingness to help the students,
because it is a part of the University
community
It belongs to a buying group of
oviT 2(H) institutionally owned college
bookstores, the Collegiate Stores Cor
poration. Membership in this buying
group allows it comparable buying
power to a megastore such as Barnes
and Noble, and the ability to pass
some of its savings on new textbooks
on to the students
F'^xamples of the benefits of this
alliance are New Book Rewards, a
national marketing program, and
Value-Priced Program, which is
unique to the University In both of
these cases, albeit for different rea
sons, the University Shop is able to
buy new books at cheaper prices. In
the case of the New Book Rewards
Program though, only one price ap-
pears on the sticker.
The Value Priced Books have or-
ange tags displaying the original and
the adjusted price. Savings from the
Value Priced Program range from a
couple of dollars to 1 2 percent off the
suggested new book price.
It is possible to buy textbooks di-
rectly from the publisher cheaper than
the book.store, but the shipping time
is six to eight weeks. The same is true
for ordering through Barnes and Noble
and other retail bookstores. Trade
books are sold for the suggested retail
price both in the University Shop and
at Barnes and Noble, with the Univer-
sity Shop offering the option \fi save
.'^ percent by using the Wildcard.
The largest savings available to stu-
dents in the University Shop is the 5
percent discount on all purchases
made with the Wildcard In 1W6,
University students saved $91,000 by
using their Wildcards, up $20,(K)0
from 199.*> Wildcard purchases now
account for 33*^ of the University
Shop's total sales. Use of the Wildcard
benefits both the student and the Uni-
versity Shop. "There is no money to
count, no checks to clear, and no trans
action fees" added Henninger.
In addition to these new savings
plans, students have the option to sell
their books back at the end of the se-
mesters. The University Shop pays
back half of the new book price, pro-
viding the text is being used again for
the upcoming semester These buy
backs are run by an independent
wholesaler brought in by the Univer-
sity. The wholesaler uses the Univer-
sity computer system to determine the
quantity and editions of each particu-
lar text that the University needs.
After the quotas are filled, the
wholesaler is then buying books for
his or her own stock. This wholesaler
pays the students what he or she feels
the books are worth on the open mar-
ket. "That price is determined by a
lot of market factors, but is always
much lower than what we offer the
students." states Henninger.
Henninger believes that converting
the institutionally owned University
Shop into a Barnes and Noble College
Bookstore like Penn and Temple and
numerous other national universities
would not be in the best interests of
the students or the University
"We could easily charge the higher
prices that would inevitably accom-
pany a Barnes and Noble, but our mis-
sion and philosophy is not to do that.
We want you t(^ think well of us,"
Henninger said.
PIKM'OBY IA( Kll HOI I ( )W N'l
The llniversity Shop marks bo<>k.s up a national standard of 25 pertent. .Xs many deals as possible an- ofTfred to
students.
Coffee shop will add perks to South
By KATIK LOPKR
Stuff Hif>orlrr
The Stiulenl dovernment Associa-
tion (SCA), .ilong with Dining .Ser-
vices are currently building a coffee
shop in the basemeni ol Good Conn
sel
1 asl spring Rick Sieber. executive
director for Budgeting and Auxili.irv
Services, with I'ele Acton and
Sheldon Pollack, president and vice
president ot S(iA, came up with the
idea to utili/e the space in the base
ment of CJood Counsel as a place
where students can relax and social-
ize.
Reconfiguration of the area is tak
ing place now The construction is still
in the early stages, but there arc hopes
of opening up the addition after spring
break The hours of operation are set
to be from 4 p m to 1 a.m.. Students
will be able to enter the coffee shop
through (iood Counsel until midnight
anil then afterwards directly from the
outside Points and WildcartI will In
acceptable forms ot p.iviTunl tm pui
chases.
I). in lammol ami lessica Ricktrt.
members o( the SGA committee on
the coffee shop, have been working
closely with Dining Services since the
fall, es|x.-cially with lim I )iet/ler, head
ol Dining Services
Students will decoT.ite the place,
giving it an atmosphere ol a coffee
house, with couches, decorations and
lighting that is reflective of a home-
like ambiance It is supposed to be a
comfortable place for students to go.
with the jxtssibilities of televisions and
other types ot entertainment in the
shop There is also the possibilits ot
h.ivmg computer hook ups. ,is well as
h.iving laptops av.iilable to students to
borrow while they are there.
( lames, as well as a sliige for sni.ill
pertormaiKes ,irf hoped to he imple
mented mio the shop There could be
I graffiti wall, but slill there is miK h
penilmg. depending on how ,ill llu
plans work
The coffee house will .tlso be uti-
lized as a multi purpose i i.issroom for
the stiulents who will be a part ol the
Villanova Hxpcrience. which is mov-
ing to Good Counsel, from St
Monica It is also hoped to be a re
laxed meeting place for students,
group projects, studying or socializ-
ing.
When the dorm was originally
buill. I cafeteria was worked into the
huildiim Alter the adilitHUi of
Donahue Hall to South ( aiiipiis, the
area h.is Inen used as stor.igi- space.
It is hoped that this place could be
used as an alternative to the areas on
main campus. Many people as,sociate
the Connelly Center as the meeting
place on main campus, and there is a
need tor this type of locition on South
( ampus
Dining Services arc tentatively
considering running the coffee house
as a student run organi/ation. from the
m.inagerial positions to the employ-
ees Th.it way the profits wduld g(t to
student run activities and to m.iking
further improvements on the coffee
shop II things go well, there is hope
Ihal one i an be opened on West ( am-
pus
. ♦
Page 4
THE VILLANOVAN
February 21, 1997
Dean Monahan shares vision for C&F
Monahan speaks candidly with students at forum.
PHoroBYMKiHAN MONAHAN
By KKISTV AVINO
Staff Reporter
On 1 tuirsdav. fcb 1 3, the Ameri-
can Production and Inventory Control
Society (APICS) hosted a town meet-
inc forum where students could meet
and talk with Dr. Thomas Monahan,
dean of the College of Commerce and
Finance (C^&F).
This town meeting served to ad-
dress student concerns about the up-
coming changes being developed for
the college that were reported in the
Feb 7 issue ol ilic Villarumin f hese
changes include the addition ot the
Core Humanities Seminar and the de-
velopment ot honors Commerce and
linance courses.
The Core Humanities seminar,
writing rhetoric, and Accounting Tech-
nology courses are expected to be
implemented this fall. The Core Hu-
manities course is geared towards giv-
ing students a broader liberal arts foun-
dation. Monahan staled, "One should
never underestimate the importance of
liberal arts," and asserted that employ-
ers are looking for business majors
who have a strong liberal arts back-
ground.
Susan Clifford, sophomore market-
ing major who took the Core Humani-
ties Seminar as a freshman, believes
this addition will be a great benefit to
Commerce and Finance students.
However, other students may not be
so inclined. Bryan Hackett, sopho-
more finance major feels that "Core
Humanities will be a waste of time"
and would like to see liberal arts
courses that have a business focus,
such as the writing rhetoric course,
which will be designed by the English
department for C&F students.
Core Humanities will also give
C&F students the opportunity to take
classes with ncni-business majors.
Monahan would like to see C&F stu-
dents intetirated in the classroom with
students from the colleges ot Arts and
Sciences, Nursing and Fngineering.
I his desegregation may also occur in
the natural science courses, pending
a recommendation of the Commerce
and Finance curricular committee.
Many students were concerned
about the impact these changes would
have for them. The curricular addi-
tions will not impact upperclass C&F
students, but this years freshman will
be required to take the accounting
technology class next year. Other
changes that current first and second
year students will be able to take ad-
vantage of include the development of
a minor in management information
systems (MIS) and a minor in inter-
national business. Presently, interna-
tional business is offered only as a
concentration within the management
major. The expansion of the interna-
tional business program will allow
non-management majors to study this
area as well.
The topic of studying abroad was
also broached in the forum, and
Monahan shared his current plans re-
garding that issue. Monahan admits
that studying abroad has been "histori-
cally difficult for Commerce and Fi-
nance students," but realizes that the
international experience is needed for
students to gain a competitive advan-
tage. Monahan is looking to develop
an exchange program with schools in
Holland and Singapore, and he would
like to see at least a quarter of students
in every class studying overseas.
Monahan asserted that the fcKus ot
these changes are geared towards mak
ing students more marketable for jobs
following graduation. However, a
dual effort is required to take these
changes, on the part of both the ad-
ministration and the students
Monahan urged students to take re-
sponsibility for preparing themselves
for the business world. One of the best
ways to network is to attend the pro-
lessional seminars sponsored by Com-
merce and Finance and firms such as
Arthur Andersen Consulting, he sug-
gested.
A new position has been created
within the administration to bridge the
gap between students and business
firms. Robert 1. Blanchard, director
ot Business Relations, will be work-
ing to develop relations between the
University, students and business lead-
ers that will assist in developing in-
ternship and job placement programs.
Gina Rullo, junior finance major
and chapter president of APICS, was
extremely pleased with the meeting
and felt that Monahan was "very ap-
proachable, answered all concerns
honestly and fairly, and was very open
and encouraging" to the students in at-
tendance.
Women ^s issues on campus examined
(continued from piii^e 3)
He continued, "Something else
will probably come up again because
it's human nature." He said that there
is a changing populalitMi here at the
Universit\; bv the time the message
gets through to people, they are ready
to graduate. He believes that the only
way to approach this problem is
through constant etiucalion." This job
\\ ill nevci be done "
Neville continued that some of the
ATO members declared that their girl-
friends were not offended by the signs
and t-shirts. He said, "Those who
thought that it was funny need educa-
tion loo We don't want that kind of
altitude to prevail."
Neville thinks that one does not
have to go much further than the me-
dia, especiallv television, to see this
tvpe of sexist behavior being pro-
moted. Neville said that the new liv-
ing arrangement between Sullivan and
.Sheehan Halls will help to make rela-
tionships iielweeii men and women
more routine and normal rather than
only being exposed to one another in
a social setting; he believes it will pro-
voke more triendships between men
and women ^^n campus rather than
purely romantic ones
Stack believes that women have a
positive image on this campus , how-
ever there is a gap between image and
lived experience. He said, "You have
IS, 19, 20, 21 and 22-year old males
away from home for the first time and
entering into different relationships
with women " He continued, "The
way they treat them may conflict with
how they view them " He said that
sexism in general is a lesson m grow-
ing up, and it is unlikely that men may
come from high school putting this
unjust factor in behavior together.
Slack said that part of Ihe challenge
of eliminating sexism is consciousness
raising which forces persons' values
to be questioned.
Kathy Byrnes, assistant to the dean
of Students, said, "I think that things
like the ATO posters and t-shirts and
last year (Rush postponement] make
it seem like women are viewed as
sexual conquests,but when you speak
to men individually, they seem to re-
spect women."
Byrnes believes that on an
indivdual basis with males, sexism is
obsolete, but when males get together
in groups it emerges in vast quanti-
ties. She believes that women, in gen-
eral, should be confident enough to
challenge sexism, and men on cam-
pus need to challenge their friends.
" The way [men] treat
[women] may conflict
with how they view
them,"
Rev. John Stack,O.S.A.,
dean of Students
Byrnes added, "Most guys on cam-
pus don't feel like this." She said,
"Men and women, blacks and whites,
Hispanics will be working together
eventually. College is a time when you
should broaden yout scope of
vision. "She said that awareness of sex-
ism should be raised to faculty
memebers at the University, "In a mix
of people, I'm sure you'd have a mix
of attitudes."
Students come to Byrnes when
they feel they have been treated dif-
ferently because they are women;
however, she said she has only dealt
with four cases this year.
As far as the perpetuation of sex-
ism. Stack said, "There will always be
sophomores here. Just when you think
you've raised the consciousness of a
group, they move on and a new group
moves in." He also said, "You can't be
so sensitive, but there needs to be a
mutual respect that should come sec-
ond nature, and for some reason, I
don't think it comes second nature to
college men."
Integrity day falls short
By ANGELINA VOI.PF.
Staff Reporter
AcadcniK Integrity Day canie .iiul
went on campus last Thursdav with
out much notice Something which
will not go unnoticed, however, is the
result ol this d.iv the survey
All interested students were able
to fill out a survey in the lobby ot
Connelly in the hope of revealing a
more accurate depiction of the aca-
demic standards ,il Villanova Ap
proximately 20.^ stiuK nis partook in
this survey and, in rxc li.ingi'. receivrd
a sense of accomplisluiRiit and a tue
candy bar.
Additionally, a contest was held foi
the motto most befitting Ac.idemic
Integrity Day and every other day on
a college campus with a 1.7S ()() prize
for the winner and $23.00 prize loi
second place.
The first place winner was Aisling
Warde, a senior Biology major, whose
motto was, "\ou have mlegiity. Don't
lose it."
Runner-up was Ihe motto presented
by Nancy Hensler ol the Honors Ol
fice who said, "Don't cheat yourself.
Think your own thoughts.''
This day was sparked by I )i lolin
D. Friedc's submission of the Rutgers'
survey which was published a few
weeks ago in The Villanovan. The
reaction to this survey has been far
reaching in the respect that an impor
lant and often overlooked issue has
been brought to light
This discussion is exactly what the
bearers of this survey were hoping for
when thev published the survey ami
planned the day, according to Jen
Klick, a student member of the Aca-
demic Integrity Board
"For me, the most important thing
that we accomplished with Academic
Integrity Day was opening up the dia
logue I'he issue, in general, has been
Ignored too much on campus and by
bringing the issue to the forefront and
starting the discussion, we are on our
way to fixing things. " saiil Klick
The ambivalence and ambiguity
w hich surround Ihe issue ot academic
inlegrity can aptly be summed up in
this anonymous comment from Ihe
original survey which sparkeil Ihe con
Iroversv "I think most people woik
uitli inleuritv Cheating is nol usc-d
loget ahead, tather. il isprobablv used
to esc.ipe llu- possibility ot tailing a
class-
Questions regarding this issue were
fielded bv I)r Debta Ronianick. wlio
IS an Ijinis fellow aiul ( Dre Hiimani
ties professor, following the free pre-
AcadcniK IiiIiimiIn I>.iv slmu ing of
the movie Quiz Show.
Despite a sparse showing. Dr.
Romanick reported that. "These things
generally are slow to get off the
ground The main thing, however, was
that the movie was shown and that
those in attendance enjoyed it The
movie, not the discussion, was the fo-
cus, as the movie represented another
facet of this issue, and this was suc-
cessful"
Maureen Finan. student member of
Ihe Acailemic Inlegrity Board, said,
"In general, I was plea.scd with the
tiay. I was happy that the students who
came by the table showed as much
interest as they did. We look forward
to getting the results out and letting
Ihe student body know what their
peers think '
rhough the activities of the dav it-
self did nol ilraw ,i laige crowd, the
main gaol of the day, to produce an
accurate ,in<i applic.ible survey to raise
consciousness and promote discussion
about the issue of academic integrity,
was accomplisheil
As Dr John D Irude, toiindei ol
ihis day. said, i think Ihe tact Ihat we
mcreaseil .ivvaieiuss on some puts of
campus s,i\ s thai we were successful;
ihai is wii.tl we wanted '
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"We have issues."
Audience offended by
gay sex and nudity
This past week marked AIDS Awareness Week
on campus, and throughout the University numer-
ous discussions and events were held. All aspects of
the community participated in various activities, from
speaker forums to sermons at the Masses on Sun-
day. However, one portion of the week's events was
not taken very well by some of those in attendance.
The ViUanova Theatre decided to mark the week
with a play by Tony Kushner entitled, "Angels in
America." Although this play has brought much ac-
claim throughout the country (Winning both a
Pulitzer Prize and a Tony), it met criticism at
ViUanova. During some of the performances, mem-
bers of the audience found portions of the show so
objectionable that they stormed out in disgust.
ViUanova is one out of six theatres in the country
able to bring this production to stage. Surprisingly,
the University went out of its way to secure the rights
to this play, even when other colleges such as Catho-
lic University banned the play from their theatres.
In the past, the administration has not supported this
type of programming and has had a reputation of
discouraging unconventional expressions.
Considering that the play deals with issues such
as homosexual relationships, a topic that is gener-
ally in opposition to the Catholic Church, and in-
cludes scenes that include full frontal nudity and
simulated clothed anal sex, it is astonishing that
ViUanova has recognized this works artistic merit.
By allowing such entertainment on campus, the Uni-
versity has made a momentous step in the right di-
rection: toward a community of tolerance, diversity
and understanding.
A university is a place for learning and experienc-
ing new ways of thinking. Our religious affiliation
should not interfere with that fact. Those who walked
out should be ashamed of their actions, and must
evaluate the immaturity of leaving the performance.
Many arc quick to label the University as close-
niindcd toward real life issues. But in this case it
seems it is the students who are intolerant. What is
more objectionable: the content of the play or the
lacl that audience members walked out?
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Marijuana
article lacks
true facts
To the Editor:
This letter is in response to Jenni-
fer Rudolph's headline story "Mari-
juana use continues on campus."
Rudolph's article is not only poorly
written, but her facts are unresearched
and staggeringly incorrect.
1 thinlc the more important issue of
the true facts needs to be mentioned
first In her search for numbers,
Rudolph states the University had
only 18 documented cases of mari-
juana incidents last year. I know for a
fact that the number of incidents was
much higher because I am a work-
study student at the Center for Alco-
hol and Drug Assistance.
In fact, the numbers for last semes-
ter alone are much higher than IK. 1
understand that the author did receive
information from Father Stack, but on
a topic such as this, wouldn't the Cen-
ter be a logical, good resource for ac-
curate information? Al.so, the caption
under the picture of bongs and fun-
nels is inaccurate. The center does not
confiscate such paraphernalia. Such
items are donated by the judicial of-
fice and public safety after enforce-
ment has already taken place. The
items are then used for educational
and training purposes. TTie center pro-
vides counseling for students in a con-
fidential setting. They are not law en-
forcement.
Secondly, Rudolph's article is
poorly structured. The first two col-
umns are quite respectable, but what
does marijuana use in Amsterdam
have to do with Villanova'.' It sounds
like an indirect suggestion for those
who do smoke p<il to attend college
in Amsterdam I'heir legalization has
nothing to do with the university prob-
lem with marijuana
Also, who cares if marijuana is the
leading cash crop in the US? If it
wasn't, would the problem he
changed here on campus?
.lamison Hannigan
(lass of 1999
Housing letter
was not meant
to insult
To the Editor:
Three weeks ago, Pete Acton and
1 wrote a letter to the editor advising
high school seniors not to attend
Villanova because of the lack of space
created by the housing crisis. Over
the past few weeks, some members
of our community have expressed to
me their confusion and disappoint-
ment with the content of the letter.
If the letter came across as spite-
ful or offensive, I apologize. It was
simply an honest attempt to allow our
community to feel the frustration of
our students over the issue of hous-
ing. The literary style used was not
intended to be interpreted as an ex-
pression of enmity towards Villanova
or as an articulation of dissatisfaction
with our experience. Rather, it was
hoped that everyone would realize
how much we truly care about our
University and that our style was
merely aimed at getting people to talk
about the housing dilemma and how
to better our school.
Thankfully, the controversy that
was created has spurred many discus-
sions related to the housing situation
and hopefully by carefully working
with the administration, we can work
to bring out the necessary changes that
will improve student life and our Uni-
versity.
Sheldon Pollock
Class of 1997
Deferring Rush
would affect
women too
To the Editor:
1 am writing in response to the let-
ter from the Women's Studies Pro-
gram Steering C>>mmittee The letter
stated that because of ATOs posters
and misogynistic incidents, "delaying
rush until the soph<imore year would
he a wise policy ""
I hope the committee realizes that
this policy would also apply to
women. I am neither condoning
ATO's actions nor am I denying that
I am a feminist, but I cannot allow
such a broad statement to go unop-
posed
First-year women often enter
Villanova and quickly become lost.
Fhe sisterh(x>d and involvement that
comes from entering a sorority must
never be denied I, as a feminist, am
extremely concerned that the needs of
all women were not even discussed
in the letter.
As women, we should never have
to see posters that are sexist As
women, we should never support any
organization that has misogynistic at-
titudes As women, we should look
to see that all women on campus have
the right to never feel that their sex is
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being belittled. As women, we should
always consider the needs of other
women.
I hope that we can start to consider
the needs of other women. Sororities
are an outlet for women with incred-
ible leadership skills and within these
organizations is an amount of caring
I have never experienced in any other
setting. My experience in my soror-
ity helped me through many rough
times in my freshman year. I do not
think 1 would have been able to find
that support anywhere else.
Perhaps the Steering Committee of
the Women's Studies Program should
have thought fully about the effects
deferred rush would have on all
women before they suggested it as a
solution to sexist attitudes. Looking
within my sorority I find powerful and
confident women, not sexist attitudes.
Perhaps the Women's Studies Pro-
gram should do what it is meant to do
and study all women, including the
remarkable, mature women who have
grown from being sisters in a soror-
ity.
Katie Donohue
Class of 1999
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Increase in letters proves that students are not apathetic
By MARC ANGEIACCIO
Among the five or so people who
read this column every week, my par-
ents are two of them. After reading
my last couple of pieces, they have
been bugging me to write "something
positive." (Apparently they don't un-
derstand that their son uses his weekly
column to purge his negative fear
about his upcoming entrance into the
"real world.") Finding something
positive to write about these days is a
harder task than it sounds; there re-
ally are no positive topics to discuss,
especially concerning the Villanova
community.
Just look at the last couple issues
of The Villanovan. Aside from the
cc^ntent of the entertainment and fea-
tures sections, which are, by defini-
tion, the happy-go-lucky portions of
the paper, there has not been too much
to cheer about concerning Villanova.
Most of the winter sports teams are
struggling, news has been focusing on
marijuana usage and hazing, and the
editorials have talked of the student
abuse of the loser cruiser, the lack of
mlegrity on campus, and, of course,
the Al()h-no fiasco. All of this nega-
livitv, however, will not stop me from
Irving to write something positive for
the first time in a while After all, as
the saying goes, every negative has a
positive side when looked at from a
different perspective (Or, something
like that.)
With this axiom in mind, 1 decided
to look at last week's paper to find a
topic 1 might like to discuss. What
surprised me was the number and di-
versity of the letters to the editor found
in the early pages of the issue. Among
the 13 letters, five concerned ATOh-
no directly, while two bashed Ann
Gavaghan for her musings on the situ-
ation. Others concerned academic in-
tegrity, Steve Lappas' coaching abil-
ity, and local law enforcement meth-
ods. And, of course, we cannot for-
get the token entrance about Pepsi's
love affair with Burma. Now, all of
these letters focused on what appeared
to be the negative. But the fact that
they are in the paper is positive.
For a school that has been criti-
cized for its apparent apathy toward
important concerns, this recent deluge
of letters shows that Villanova has a
pulse. It shows that students are ac-
tually concerned with, and have an
opinion about, their school. More
importantly, it shows that students
actually have the courage to voice
loudly and clearly what is on their
minds; they are willing to take action.
We can look at the ATO scandal
as a prime example This touchy situ-
ation has raised tempers and lormed
opinions from all sides of the
Villanova community Gavaghan,
Villanova's 'queen of expose," was
one of the first to make the commu-
nity aware of the posters. From there,
the situation took on a life of its own.
The flyers were taken down, IFC
era.sed any blame by saying it forgot
to do its job by checking the posters,
the fraternity justified their making of
the posters by blaming IFC for post-
ing them (which dt>esn't make sense),
two students labeled Gavaghan as a
self-righteous blabber-mouth for call-
ing students sheep, while a final let-
ter (with which I agree) states how the
fraternity, whether chauvinistic or not,
deserves freedom of speech.
As can be seen, there were a wide
array of opinions, some based on evi-
dence, others simply bombastic, con-
cerning the situation. Regardless of
their propriety, however, the letters do
show that people on this campus have
an opinion, do care about it, and, most
importantly, are willing to lay it out
for everyone to see. These actions are
a long stretch from the Villanova that
often appears comatose when tackling
the issues.
I'his analysis of Villanova's activ-
ity over the last couple of weeks does
not an.swer, however, the always-lin-
gering question: What can we can
take from the ATO and the other situ-
ations discussed lately? What can we
make of them?
Ultimately, what we must realize
is that discussion, in and of itself, is
not alwavs constructive; what we
learn about ourselves from it can be.
First, we discovered that Villanova is
not as dead as it appears. We see that
most people actually do have opin-
ions and voices. Second, we became
critically conscious of the make-up ol
what we call the Villanova commu-
nity. We find that such cultural
plagues as sexism and chauvinism.
just as in the outside world, have a however, we discovered what it takes
.strong lifeblood on our campus. F-ur to make Villanova a place in which
thermore, we realized that people are people can learn from each other We
affected by the actions of others on started to discover what it means to
campus, no matter how minor the ac- be a university And that is as posi-
tions may appear tive a kernel as can be gotten from just
Ultimately and most importantly, about anything.
Honest, open talk
about sex is needed
on 'Nova's campus
Clinton's charges of hypocrisy
offer an indictment of himself
By ANN CAVA(;ilAN
I^iSt week was AIDS Awareness
Week on campus. During a panel dis-
cussion on Villanova's response to
AIDS, a question which I have heard
during my time here arose once again
With the 1^95 alcohol survey reveal-
ing that Ul percent of students are
sexually active, whv doesn't the Uni-
\ersitv distribute condoms and dem-
onstrate their use'.'
The simple answer is this:
Villanova is Catholic institution As
such, it follows the doctrines ol the
Church, including the Church's pro-
hibition on .irtificial means ol birth
control, such as latex condoms It is
not Villanova that makes decisions on
this topic, but the Vatican. W^ go
against them would risk ostracism
from the Catholic Church--and to
change that, one would have logo lo
Rome for some very persuasive chats
with John Paul II. I'm n<it saving
that's right or wrong; I'm just being
realistic about the situation.
By JOE PATTERSON
Just recently. Bill Clinton offered
a scathing indictment of politicians
and the press, calling them "self-righ-
teous, sanctimonious and hypocriti-
cal" To that I say: Amen, Mr. Presi-
dent.
While it might not have been his
intention. Mr. Clinton clearly was in-
dicting himself Indeed, if the "self-
righteous, sanctimonious and hypo-
critical" needed a poster boy. they
would need to look no further than
the Oval Office.
Countless examples could be pre-
sented to make this case, but we can
concentrate on one of the more invidi-
ous ones, namely his incessant
charges that his opponents are .it-
tempting to divide America Keep-
ing in mind the "hypocrite" charge,
maybe he should turn his focus in-
ward. In fact, some of his most basic
political policies foster strong feelings
of class resentment. When he was
attempting to pass the largest tax hike
ever, he called upon the rich to "pay
their fair share," insinuating that the
rich had been cheating America all
these years.
Back when the redistributive ef-
forts were enacted in the 196()s, Sena-
tor Barry Ooldwater was concerned
that they would "attempt to divide
Americans" along class lines I- xactly
that has happened.
In fact, more and more of the pub
he view highly graduated taxes as
merely punitive in nature When Bill
Clinton proposed to raise taxes on the
rich, a significant fraction of the pub
lie said that they favored higher taxes
on the rich even if the higher rates did
not increase the total taxes paid by the
rich In anv event, this resentment
spawns a particularly odd view,
namely that income inequality is un-
desirable regardle.ss of its effects on
the general welfare of the nation. The
198()s were a clear depiction of this
as Ronald Reagan's tax cuts triggered
record-breaking economic expansion.
At the time, the Congressional
Budget Office predicted that the
Reagan tax cuts would reduce the
taxes paid by the rich (those earning
over $2(M),(KM)) to 7.S percent of the
total receipts while increasing the
taxes of the poor (those earning un-
der $15,(MK)) to a similar 7 8 percent.
However, tax payments by the rich
soared to nearly 20 percent of total
tax receipts and payments by the poor
dropped to 2 K percent Meanwhile,
inflation-adjusted income increased at
all levels.
It should be noted that this growth
was not part of a world-wide bcxim
as luirope and Japan faced declining
growth It should be noted further that
the expansion, especially in small
businesses, allowed traditionallv dis
advantaged groups to make unparal
leled progress Small businesses, for
example, provided KO percent of new
jobs for young blacks during that
time
The United States, barring too
much governmental tampering, has
one of the most economically mobile
envircmments in the history of the
world. A Treasury Department study
found that during the IMSOs, people
in the bottom fifth of earners were
more likely to reach the top fifth than
stay in the bottom fifth. Mobility was
just as prevalent in the upper echelon
of the business world. In fact, almost
.SO percent of the companies in the
Fortune .SOO at the beginning of the
1 ^WOs were no longer there by the end
of the decade
Unfortunately, highly graduated
taxes have a paradoxical effect, lim-
iting this mobilitv by providing insu-
lation against competition By dis
couraging entry into activities that arc
highly taxed, graduated tax policies
raise returns in those activities, thus
exacerbating the income inequality
This is largely because income taxes
are mainly taxes on becoming wealthv
rather than on being wealthy
Of course, resentment is fostered
even further when the entitlement pro
grams inherent to the redistributive
agenda fail to fulfill their stated ob-
jectives As social programs deliver
less and less, disaffection increases
Still. Bill Clinton continues to fa
vor the redistributive agenda Me only
grudgingly accepted the third welfare
reform proposal, promising to amend
It in the future I'his may be because
the redistributive agentla allows gov-
ernment lo secure more power. In-
deed, income redistribution policies
inevitablv result m redistributing
power from the individual to the gov-
ernment.
When Bill Clinton charges his op-
[KMients with dividing America for po-
litical gam, he should pav attention
to his own words: Self righteous,
sanctim(Miious and hvp(Kritical
not lust
However, the Catholic Church
does not keep an individual from act-
ing according to conscience. So if you
have problems with the Church in re-
gards to birth control, and you feel
that someone should be teaching the
f>7 percent of sexually active students
how to use condoms correctly, then
why don't you start doing condom
tlistributions and demonstrations on
vour own'.'
1 would love to spend my column
detailing exactly how a good condom
demonstration should he run Such .i
description, while written only to
teach others, would invariably be
viewed .is pornographic .ind prurient;
no matter what dry, clinical terms
were used, the mere description would
send manv into .i tizzy I do not want
to gel The Villanovan in any trouble
with the administration After all,
even after the alcohol survey was re
leased, the University bigwigs have
used Catholic doctrine to avoid any
type of realistic discussion on sex
Bringing "Angels in America" to
campus is about as far as they've got-
ten. For them, it is simpler to keep
repeating the mantra, "No premarital
sex ..no premarital sex. 'while hlindlv
ignoring the lad Ih.il a maiorilv ot
students just aren't lisUiiing So it is
up to the students lo t.ike matters into
their own hands and educate them-
selves about condom use
The ideal place to begin such an
education is bv learning exactly how
to put one on However. <i condom
demonstration should not consist
solely of the unnilhng ot .i prophy-
lactic. A clinical discussion should
bring up a discussion of the emotions
surrounding the choice to have sex
Whv .irc people g(Miig lo he using
coniioms (well, besides that, silly)?
Are people using c(Muloms in a com-
mitted monogamous relationship'.' Or
are condoms going lo he used in place
of a conversation about past sexual
experiences".' It is a had idea to have
sex with someone if you c.int even
h.ive ,1 conversation with thciii How
manv oi us engage in intercourse
u liile drunk, vv lien vvc couldii '( pui on
a condom correctly, even il wc wanted
to' If a lot of students .ire being sexu-
.illv irresponsible, then how can vvc.
as their friends and cla.ssmates. en-
courage them to become more respon
sible'.'
I disagree with the Catholic
Church on many issues. Iheir posi-
tion regarding birth control happens
to be (Hie of them. However, in a
strange way, 1 am glad tor it My bar-
ring distribution of condoms on cam-
pus (though, fortunately, not discus-
sion about them), it allows toi more
debate here than at other pl.ices Such
discussion can hopefully lead lo a
greater understanding of the role both
condoms and the Catholic Church can
play in preventing HIV transmission.
1 am in tavor of Ihe tlistribution of
condoms on campus, and will gladly
demonstrate it use to .inyone
However, whenever I m.iy do a
cond(>ni demonstration, I will do so
onlv in <i context in which people can
really examine their own condom us-
age. To merely hand out condoms is
,1 panacea for the AIDS crisis Wh.il
IS re.illy needed, and wh.il is really
l.ickmg here, is frank talk about sex.
People should not be shocked to hear,
in clinical terms, the correct way in
which to wear a condom It's not as if
we "re a bunch of sheltered students;
manv conversations I've overheard
attest to that fact However, we treat
sex as a dirty subject, instead of some-
thing that all of us will prohablv ex
perience someday It Villanova is lo
prepare us for the outside world, then
sex education should be part of our
University life. It doesn't matter if
they give us condoms or not--we can
take care of that part We pist need
the Villanov.i administration to help
us engage in honest, open l.ilk about
sex.
E-mail your letter to the editor to
"editor@villanovan.viU.edu."
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THE VILLANOVAN
February 21, 1997
L
Lappas criticism evokes campus response
Basketball program has reached new
heights because of Coach Lappas
Gene DeF Hippo traces Lappas'
successful career at Villanova
To tin I ditor:
In llu tch 14 (.diliiHi (il Uu
ViUonovan. ihcrc were main feel-
ings expressed ahoiil the mens bas-
ketball program, and especially
head coach Sieve Lapp.is I appre-
ciate these deep-rooted opinions,
but I would like to voice niv sujv
port loi our team. 1 leel contideiit
that the team and the program, un-
der the guidance of Coach Lappas,
are on solid ground.
There is no one 1 would rather
have at the helm of our program
than Steve Lappas. Although we
all become disappomled Irom time
to times, we can't forget the good
times cither. It is important to look
al the entire picture, and what
Coach Lappas has accomplished in
only five very short years. Consider
this:
Our Wildcats are headed toward
ihi. ir fourth-straight 2()-win season.
C Dach Lappas has guided our
team to the 1994 National invita-
tional Tournament title .md the 1995
Big f-ast rourn.*menl C'hampion-
ship.
Our team will earn its ihird-
siraight NCA/\ lournament berth
in 1 ''97.
t)ver the last lOO games of his
career. Coach Lappas has won 77
percent of those games.
Our Wildcats have finished in
the top 10 of the Associated Press
poll each of the last two years.
Coach Lappas guided our team
to a school-record 2b victories a
season ago, and our Wildcats
earned back-to-back 14-win sea-
sons in the Big Last Conference in
I99.S and 1996, the highest amount
of league wins ever in Villanova
history
There is absolutely no doubt m
my mind that Steve Lappas has re-
turned our basketball program to
national prominence, and has estab-
lished himself as one of the top
young coaches in all of America.
Gene DeFilippo
Villanova University
Director of Intercollegiate
Athletics
Where are all the fans?
lo the Editor:
1 came to Villanova almost four
years ago, not because my father went
here, but because they had a particu-
lar program I was interested in. the
basketball program. That might seem
crazy to some, but my father taught
me early on what it was like to be a
Wildcat fan. He taught me that a fan
is a fan through the g(H>d times and
the bad. Another smart man once told
me a little saying he likes to live by.
A sports fanatic like mysell. he
said that "there are three things a per-
son can never change: their birthday,
their social security number and their
boyhood baseball team." This how-
ever, applies to mcne than just base-
ball. A die-hard fan ol any sport al-
ways lives by their team.
I was lucky to be old encnigh to
appreciate just how special the 1985
season really was. An ordmary 18-9
regular season finish, magically
turned into a post season surge to the
National Championship. 1 wo years
after the Championship however.
Villanova finished 15-16 and had an-
other losing season of 1 4- 1 5 in 1 99 1 -
92 and three other average finishes
(18-16. 18-15 and 17- 15), until the
hiring of coach Lappas in 1992. Al-
though we were losing a great deal
more than 1 hoped, 1 still supported
Villanova because that's what being
a real fan is all about After a disap-
pointing first year in which Lappas
began the process of installing his
own system, he brought an exciting
brand of basketball to Villanova, not
seen in quite some time. Before 1 ar-
rived at Villanova, 1 had always
thought that Wildcat fans were the
greatest in the world. What 1 saw
when 1 came here in 1993 however,
was a major disappointment.
At the beginning of 'Cats NTT
Championship season, no one with
the exception of a die-hard group of
regulars attended the home games It
wasn't until the Wildcats started their
mid-season turn around, finishing the
year winning nine out of their last I 1
games, that the crowds really began
to poor in.
Students don't reali/e the magni-
tude and heights that the Villanova
basketball program has reached since
Steve Lappas arrived. Lappas started
a new trend, bringing in the tirst
Philadelphia recruits since 197.^ in
Alvin Williams and Jason Lawson, in
addition to the numerous other prep
stars that he has brought in Irom all
over the country. Villanova is on pace
to have its fourth straight 2()-win sea-
son for only the second lime in the
history of the program.
Lappas has brought the school its
first Big Last Tournament Title, an
NTT Championship, a continuous na-
tional ranking and what will soon be
our third straight NCAA Tournament
appearance. This isn't good enough
for some of the so-called fans here
however, because they say none of the
great moments we've witnes,sed over
the past three years mean anything
because we have only one win in two
NCAA appearances.
Villanova has a talented team, but
one packed with a great deal of youth
They are not always a winning team,
but they are trying to find themselves.
When they do, it will be these same
bandwagon fans jumping back on the
wagon as if they had never left
.Jonathan Gust
Class of 1997
To the Editor:
Twi) years ago, students at this
very University were upset because
of the distribution of basketbafl tick-
ets was believed to be unfair. The
school made some changes in distri-
bution and venues for big games to
help the students get tickets. The
men's team has increased their com-
petitiveness each year and have re-
mained in the Top 25 in the nation
for the past two seasons.
Villanova basketball is gaining na-
tional respect yet we have no fans. At
Sunday's Notre Dame game, no more
than one thousand students were in
attendance down at the Corestates
Center. Yes the team has been strug-
gling in the pa.st weeks, but we're not
a superficial crowd that only likes a
winner, or are we?
The pa,st two ticket lotteries have
drawn sub par crowds with the U
game not even drawing six hundred
people If anyone doesn't know, it is
the la.st home game of the year. Our
team is not as bad as you may per-
ceive. We are still in the top 25 and
are contending for the number one
seed in the Big Last Toumament this
March We have a solid squad with
the possibility of two first round picks
in this years' lotterv (MrThomashas
Team deserves
more than we give
To the Editor:
The men's basketball team and
their coach arc to be cimimendeil for
their determination and playing g.imes
through to the end Despite their score
the team continues to plav and plav
hard until the end of the game
This has not always been the case
— I have been watching these games
since 197(1 I.et's hope that the stu-
dent fans will cheer and cheei hard
until the enil of the season The stu
dent section seemed awfullv emptv at
the Noire Dame Game
GaiJe M. Pohlhaiis, Ph.D.
Th«-ology and Religious Studies
said nothing yet!) We have been
struck with a bad streak but are show-
ing positive signs of ending the sea-
son strong.
Let'it be known that everyone who
has given up on the team so early, you
can come back and root for them
again. Don't act like the Alumni and
sit through the game. Stand up, cheer
loud andchanfin support of our team.
We want you to come out and yell at
the refs (keep it clean please) and the
opposing team. Our Wildcats have the
same chance as any other team in the
toumament to bring home the trophy.
And when it happens, let me be the
first to volunteer my time to polish it
and show everyone else we are a bas-
ketball powerhouse.
So all you students who'd rather
watch the team on TV, get off your
rump, walk down to duPont and pick
up some tickets for our last game
(They are free). Stop making excuses
and help the team out. Our coach is
not the problem, it's our fans! So
paint your faces blue and white and
cheer on Villanova come toumament
time. We give you a ride to the game,
all you have to do is show up.
Jamison Hannigan
Basketball Club Executive
Board
Anti-Lappas posters stirred up a heated debate
To the Editor:
We are writing in response t(j the
incredible coverage that last week's
edition of The Villanovan gave to the
debate over Steve Lappas. Regardless
of what one thinks of the anonymous
posting of the "Steve Must Go" signs
around campus, the posters have ap-
parently tumed some heads and, in
some cases, caused a great deal of
angst.
Two weeks ago, Ann Gavaghan's
column referred to many Villanovans
as "stupid sheep" who were too will-
ing to sit on the sidelines and react,
as opposed to expressing their opin-
ions in such a way as to bring about a
change in the status quo. Without
thinking that the "Steve Must Go"
signs necessarily would, or should,
bring about a basketball coaching
change, we also have new come to
realize that many students here are too
quick to accept the policies of
Villanova, as well as Steve Lappas,
as ultimate, universal truths.
In the case of Steve Lappas, here
is a man who has endured very little
criticism during his tenure as head
coach. One could certainly see this as
justifiable due to the fact that the team
has enjoyed tremendous regular sea-
son success over the past three sea-
sons.
Yet with this tremendous talent
base, the team has won just one
NCAA tournament game under
Lappas' watch. Why is it that our tal-
ented teams seem to deflate each year?
The answer lies directly with the
coaching staff. Our past two tourna-
ment defeats were a direct result of
poor substitution patterns and the lack
of fundamental rebounding skills.
While the Cats rebounding has im-
proved slightly this year, it is due only
to the height advantage of our front-
line players. Losses to Kentucky and
Providence this season were examples
of how positioning and boxing out are
usually better ways of getting re-
bounds than simply trying to jump
through the roof.
Kentucky Coach Rick Pitino
called Villanova "probably the second
most talented team in the country."
By looking at the depth of our lineup
and considering that the Cats start
three probable NBA first-round picks,
he may well be correct Yet we are
looking at a probable five or six seed
I
in the NCAA tournament due in large
part to our coaching, or lack thereof.
A good coach motivates his team
for every game, whether it be a top-
ranked team or a non-conference
doormat.
So will the "Steve Must Go" signs
really have much of an effect on the
coaching situation? Probably not
The fact of the matter is, there are
probably a great number of people
who are disappointed with Steve
Lappas and this year's team, and the
signs are simply an expression of that
sentiment. If someone at Penn State
made a similar poster concerning
coaching legend Joe Paterno, one
could probably attribute the actions
to having too much to drink. But the
fact that the "Steve Must Go" posters
have stirred up a heated debate among
students and columnists alike shows
that the inadequecies of Coach Steve
Lappas are beginning to weigh on the
minds of many
Brian Carroll
Class of 1998
Leo Caporale
Class of 1998
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February 21. 1997
THE VILLANOVAN
Page 9
Editor offends Chris and Bob
To the Fklitor:
On Feb. IH, we, Robert J
ianozzi and Christopher Michael
Kazarian, were called in to com-
ment on the success of the show,
"Singled Out," which we hosted
last Thursday. During this inter-
view, we praised CAT for their
hard work, diligence and hospital-
ity they extended to both of us. At
the conclusion of this interview,
however, James Donio, executive
editor on The Villanovan staff,
brought the subject of politics into
the picture.
As we are considering a pos-
sible run at a political office in
SGA, we are not allowed to com-
ment on any ideas concerning our
political platform as stipulated in
the election process.
Big Jim, however, did not
know this, or seemed to forget this
matter. Lest any of you forget, Jim
Don'tknow was Ann Gavaghan's
running mate in last year's elec-
tion. And what happened to Jim?
He lost. We are guessing he may
not have known the election rules,
as he showed us on Tuesday.
A second point we would like
to bring up is Jim's allegation that
we can not be taken seriously.
Well, judging from our grades, as
compared to Jim's, and the differ-
ent organizations we have been a
part of, there is a serious side to
us.
Granted, we do like to wear
velvet, furs and Speedos, but at
least we are color coordinated,
Jim. We are not asking for Jim to
approve us, but we are asking for
Jim Don'tknow to at least give us
a fair chance.
Robert J. Ianozzi
Class of 1998
Christopher Michael
Kazarian
Class of 1998
Legalizing drugs is the answer to
many of the nation's problems
By BILL l^WRENCE
Drug abuse is a problem that ef-
fects us all. It's that plain and simple
People say that something must be
done to stop this most horrible viola-
tion of the social norms and regula-
tions of today's society. Many believe
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I do believe that the legalization
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Amsterdam, where the use and distri-
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fect example of this idea.
Last week's issue of The
Villanovan stated that "In Amsterdam
. . . there is less marijuana abuse than
in the United States." That fact alone
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the most profitable drugs were legal-
ized and controlled-like booze and
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shrink, the motives for many drug
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stream audiences.
Various taxes could be placed on
drugs and the money received from
these taxes could be used to help treat
drug abusers. The government would
also have the power to issue clean
hypodermic syringes thus preventing
the spread of disease.
The drug policy of this country
needs a change. Hernan Cubillos,
former foreign minister of Chile said,
"... the U.S. should either stop drug
consumption with Singapore-style
punishments, or legalize it Lither
would destroy the drug lords What
the U. S. is now doing empowers
them."
Legalization of drugs is the policy
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THE VILLANOVAN
February 21, 1997
F
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Feb. 22
Arab Party
Hafla, an Arab party will take
place on Feb 22 at S p in in the Belle
Air Terrace. The event will include a
professional Middle Eastern bantl
from New York City, authentic
Middle liastern cuisine, a belly dancer
and other student performances. Gen-
eral admission is $ 12, and $6 for stu-
dents with l.D. For tickets and infor-
mation, please call either Christine at
293-7522 or Faahud at 581-2368.
Alumni Retreat
Villanova's Campus Ministry and
alumni have designed an alumni re-
treat around the theme, "(jrowing in
Faith in a Busy World." The retreat
will be held at the Rosemont Spiri-
tual Center on the ground's of the
Cornelia Connelly Center at
Rosemont College's campus on Feb.
22 The day will begin at 10 a.m. and
the fee is $10 per person For more
intormation, contact Campus
Ministry's Linda Jaczynski, 519-
4080.
Feb. 24
Exam Prep
I)r Reilly will offer an Exam Prep
and lest faking Workshop on Feb.
24 from 3.3()-4:2() p.m in the Coun-
seling Center, Corr Hall Room 106
The workshop is free and no sign-up
is necessary
Feb. 25
FMA
On Feb. 25, the Financial Manage-
ment Association will present Denise
Krisko, an Fqiiily Trader for the Van
guard 5(M) Index Fund. Free pizza and
soda will be available and dues will
be collected. New members are wel
come.
Feb. 26
Balloon Day '97
A contest IS being held for the de-
sign of .1 I shirt in which the winner
will have his or her T-shirt sold on
Balloon Day Balloon Day is a spring
mini carnival that many students take
part in to benefit a local charity For
the contest, design a T-shirt with a
maximum of four colors including the
words 'Balloon Day '97" Fntries
must be in by Fxb 26 by 4 p m and
dropped off at the Campus Ministry
Office in St Ritas Mall Winner will
receive $2S and a F shirt
Feb. 27
Supplies Needed
Habitat for Humanity--Almost
Heaven, West Virginia site is in great
need of hammers, chalk lines, claws
(cats) and squares. If you can donate
any of these items, plea.se drop them
off in the Project Sunshine Office at
Vasey Hall Room 5 There is a stu-
dent Habitat trip going to West Vir-
ginia that will take the items there
Drop-off deadline is Feb. 27.
spouses. It will take place June 22-2S
in Brooklyn, NY, where our group
will renovate two buildings at Holy
Name Parish in Prospect Park I'hirty
Villanovans will participate in this
historic trip. For more information,
contact Barbara Haenn in Campus
Ministry at x94479.
Summer Service Trip
In its ninth year. Good Works '97
will again offer a two week opportu-
nity to serve the poor in Appalachia
from May 19 through June 1. The sites
are in Kentucky, and are sponsored
by the Sisters of St. Joseph. For more
information, write G(X)d Works '97,
1901 Germantown Ave., Philadel-
phia, Pa. 191 18. Completed applica-
tions are due March 17. This program
fills fast, so if you are interested,
NOW is the time to apply!
IVfar-l^ll in Americorp Awards
1 T M ^j. 1 ^^J.J. M * * If you are a senior and are c
Conversations With...
The Office of Multicultural Affairs
extends to you an invitation to attend
another dynamic "Conversations
With..." information session dealing
with current topics of interest on
March 10 at 4 p.m. in the DeLeon
Room in the Liberal Arts Center. Ber-
nard H Scales, manager. Diversity
Education and Development, El.
Dupont deNemours & Company, will
be addressing the Villanova commu-
nity regarding the value of mentoring
as it relates to the workforce.
March 13
Health Fair
The College of Nursing and SNAP
are sponsoring Villanova's 19')7
llealth Fair on March 13, from 10 am
until 2 p.m., in the Connelly Center
C^)me out and learn how to stay
healthy, fit and happy There will be
tons of free information, free foixi and
great door prizes.
March 19
Science School Forum
On March 19 at 7 p m . there will
be a forum for students in the School
of Sciences to discuss how the reno
vations to Mendel Hall will affect stu-
dents. Come out to voice your con-
cerns and have your questions an-
swered. All science students are en-
couraged to attend This event is be-
ing sponsored by the Student Govern-
ment Association
Misc.
Faculty/ Staff Service
( ampus Ministry will spon.sor a
service trip for faculty/ staff and their
If you are a senior and are consid-
ering volunteer service to the poor
after graduation, you should be aware
that the Americorps program is now
offering the same educational awards
to people who serve in the private
volunteer agencies such as Jesuit Vol-
unteer Corps, Habitat for Humanity.
Full time service can yield up to
$4300 in loan for forgiveness or be
applied to graduate school opportu-
nities. For more information, see Bar-
bara Haenn in Campus Mini.stry.
Supplies Needed
The Merida, Mexico service trip
that will be going to the Yucatan over
Spring Break is requesting donations
for certain supplies that are badly
needed by the Mission. The items are:
aspirin, Band-Aids, children and adult
vitamins, broad spectrum anti-biotic
with current dates on label (all medi-
cines/ vitamins need to have intact
seals), pencils and pencil sharpeners,
paper, rulers scissors. Items may be
brought to the Sacristy at the 6 p.m.
Sunday Mass, or to the Campus Min-
istry Office in St. Rita's Hall. Thanks
to all who will generously donate
items.
HEC Retreat
The spring HEC retreat will be
held on the weekend of March 21-
23. vStudents as well as faculty and
staff are invited to participate In this
experience people whose physical di.s-
ability puts them at the margins of
s(x:iety. HEC (Handicapped FLncoun-
ter Christ) brings both physically dis-
abled and non-disabled persons to-
gether to share a common life in an
atmosphere of Christian community
If you are interested in attending or
supporting this effort, call or leave
your name at Campus Ministry, 519-
4080
Senior Activities
This year's Senior Dinner Dance
will take place on Saturday, April 26
at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Phila-
delphia Ticket sales will be held on
March 24,25 and April 2 and 4 in the
Radnor Room and on April 3 in the
Bryn Mawr Room Tuxedo rentals
will also be available- at this time
Mark your calendars and get ready for
a great time! Any seniors interested
in winning free tickets to the dinner
dance can design a T-shirt for Senior
Week Entries must be submitted to
214 Dougherty Hall by March 17
VFC
Villanova Icminist Coalition
(VFC) meets at 5 p m. on I'hursdays
in the Center for Peace and Justice
Education (basement of Sullivan
Hall) All female and male students
interested in addressing i.ssues of gen-
der and justice arc invited to attend
For more information, call x94608
Financial Aid Reminder
financial Aid applications for the
1997-98 academic year are available
111 the Office of Financial Assistance
and should be picked up as soon as
possible. Students must complete a
1997-98 Villanova University Appli-
cation for Federal Student Assistance
(FAFSA). Please be sure to read all
instructions carefully. Students who
completed a 1996-97 FAFSA appli-
cation should have received a Re-
newal FAFSA at the address on file
at the Federal Central PrcKessor some-
time in January. Original FAFSA ap-
plications may be obtained in the Of-
fice for Financial A.ssistance. Appli-
cation deadline is April 15, 1997.
Gay/ Lesbian Support
A support group has been estab-
lished for gays, lesbians, bisexuals
and those who are questioning their
sexuality. For more information,
please call the group's hotline by call-
ing x960(X), then mailbox 85443, or
call Fr. Shawn Tracy, O.S.A. at 519-
4081.
Research Award
The eighth annual Elizabeth Cady
Stanton Research Award conference
is coming up on March 19. Students
are encouraged to submit papers
which are either a critical analysis or
a research report on a topic relevant
tp women's studies or gender studies.
Top ranked undergraduate and gradu-
ate papers will be awarded $3{K) and
$50 will be awarded to the top ranked
paper by a first year student. For more
information, please call Cheryl Asher,
director of Women's Studies, at 519-
4798.
Bible Study
Campus Ministry sponsors a Bible
study group every Wednesday, 1 1 :30-
12:30 p.m., in the St. Augustine Cen-
ter Room 3(K). Paul Danove of the re-
ligious studies department is there to
help students, staff and faculty reflect
on the upcoming Sunday's gospel
reading and understand the Scripture
better.
French Honor Society
The French Honor Society, Pi
Delta Phi, invites all of its members
to a day at the Barnes Foundation on
March 16. If you are interested, please
respond to Ni Ho, 527-6338 or
Heather Patsis, 581-9024 by Feb 28
Graduation Lists
Undergraduates who expect to re-
ceive degrees this May are urged to
review the tentative graduation lists
posted outside the Registrar's Office,
Tolentine Hall Room 203. These lists
reflect information received from the
deans regarding May degree recipi-
ents.
Radio Station Alaska
The Dioce.se of Fairbanks, Alaska
is recruiting 10 volunteers (for one
year) to staff their award winning
mission radio station that serves much
of the state Volunteers are needed in
the areas of broadcasting and produc-
tion writing Though previously re-
lated experience would be great, it is
not a requirement. Individuals should
have a sen.se of adventure, a sense of
faith and be self-starters. If interested,
call Tom Bu.sch, the general station
manager, at 907-443-5221 or access
their web site at www.knom.org.
Falvey Facelift
Falvey Eibrary wishes to explain
the noise and dust occurring on the
top floors of the library. The two
lounges on these floors are being
renovated into six group study rooms
with connections for computers. The
rooms are expected to be completed
by the final exam period at the end of
the semester. The renovation is being
underwritten by a donation from the
Kolmer family.
Teacher Job Fair
The fourth annual Greater Phila-
delphia Teacher Job Fair is scheduled
for April 15 at the Valley Forge Con-
vention Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Career Planning and Placement
Office is a co-sponsor with the career
services offices of 25 other colleges
and universities in the Delaware Val-
ley. Over 100 school districts from
across the U.S., interested in hiring
teachers and other school personnel,
will be represented. If you will be cer-
tified to teach or counsel by the sum-
mer of 1997, you are eligible to par-
ticipate. Pre-registration will take
place in the Career Planning and
Placement Office in Corr Hall's base-
ment, March 3 through April 6. Bring
$3 and proof of Villanova status. For
more information, call x94060.
Growing in Faith
A relaxed and informal time to get
to know other students, share and
grow in our faith. There is a talk, dis-
cussion groups and some prayer.
These "mini-retreats" take place ev-
ery Monday night at 8 p.m. -9: 15 p.m.
in St. Rita's Chapel. This group is
sponsored by Campus Ministry
Internet Cla.ss
An informal, walk-in class is
scheduled for Feb. 25 from 2 p.m.
until 4 p.m. and for Feb. 26 from 7
p m. until 9 p.m. in the B.I. Room,
Falvey Memorial Library.
Attention Seniors
Tlie Outcomes Assessment Test,
spon.sored by OPIR, is a test normally
given in the business management
3301 cla.s,ses. For all seniors who took
the policy class last fall semester, spe-
cial dates to take this test have been
set up on March 18, 25 and 26 This
test is a requirement for all C^om-
merce and Finance seniors in order
to graduate. Students need to sign
up for this test in the dean's office,
Bartley Room B102 For more infor-
mation, call x94330.
All typed F. Y.I, 's are
due on Tuesdays by
5 p.m. in the
Villanovan Office,
201 Dougherty Hall.
February 21, 1997
THE VILLANOVAN
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Alumnus serves on Pennsylvania Supreme Court
By JOE GULINO
Assistant Features t.dttur
Our final profile is a most excep-
tional one. This man has proven to be
one of Villanova 's most distinguished
alumni: the Honorable Robert Nelstm
Cornelius Nix, Jr., Chief Justice
Emeritus of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
Robert Nix was born an only child
in 1928 in his parents' Philadelphia
home, not far from where he lives to-
day. His father, an influential Phila-
delphia attorney, would spend 20 years
as an influential member of the U.S.
House of Representatives. His mother
was a school teacher who spent most
of her life as a housewife.
Nix graduated first in his class at
Villanova in 1950 with a bachelor's
degree. He was a commuter student
who traveled to class every day from
his home in West Philadelphia.
In 1950, the Justice married Dor-
othy Lewis. She was the mother of
his four sons. Robert III and Michael
are attorneys. Anthony is a car sales-
man and Jude Stephen is now an as-
piring actor in Hollywood.
Nix continued his studies at the
University of Pennsylvania Law
School. In 1953, he graduated with a
degree in law. Before beginning to
practice law, Nix entered the army at
Fort Jackson. S.C., in 1953.
After a two-year stint there, he
went on to work in his father's prac-
tice. The practice known as Nix.
Rhodes and Nix, was a partnership of
Justice Nix, his father and F. Wash-
ington Rhodes Rhodes was the edi-
tor of the Philadelphia Tribune and the
Ju.stice's godfather. He worked with
his father and Rhodes for a decade,
except for tw(5 years as the Deputy At
torney General of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania from 1956 -58.
In 1968, Nix was elected to the
Court of Common Pleas for the First
Judicial District, a position which he
held until the end of 1971
Members of the Commonwealth's
Supreme Court are elected to 10-year
terms. One is permitted to serve on
the high court until they reach the age
of 70. Nix's memorable career as a
justice began with his election in 1971.
Sworn in at the beginning of January,
1972, Nix became an associate justice
of the court, serving with the other five
associates and the chief justice.
Nix began his second term in
1982, continuing as an associate until
1984. The most tenured associate on
the court becomes the chief justice
upon the resignation or death of the
former chief justice. This was the ca.se
for Justice Nix as he was sworn in as
the Commonwealth's Chief Justice on
Jan. 2, 1984.
In 1985, the Nix's first wife, Dor-
othy died. He remained a widower
until 1991, when he married his sec-
ond and current wife, the widowed
mother of two, Renate Bryant. Their
combined family now includes six
children and three grandchildren.
On July 31, 1996, Nix voluntarily
retired from the court at the age of 68.
As the person to serve the longest in
the capacity of chief justice, the court
This weekend's Arab
Cultural Society 's
Hafla party is a sell-out
By JENNIFER CAUCHARD
Staff Reporter
Have you ever been wanted to
travel to a foreign country and learn
all about different cultures? Well,
on Feb. 22, Villanova's Arab Cul-
tural Society will mentally trans-
port the Villanova community to
the Middle East. Their Arab Party
called, Hafla, is a night full of
Middle Eastern Culture.
In the fall, three students from
the Arab Cultural Society traveled
to Brooklyn to attend a Middle
Fla.stern Festival. They listened to
authentic music, danced, watched
skits and ate the food On their way
home, they thought it would be
wonderful if Villanova could have
an event like the one they just at-
tended,
They presented their idea to the
Arab Cultural Society's 10 other
members. The group works closely
with Fr. Ellis and the Arab and Is-
lamic Studies Department in the
Saint Augu.stine Center.
Many students in the Arab Cul-
tural Society are working toward
their seven course minor or ten
course concentration. After receiv-
ing positive feedback from the
group, as well as from many of
their sources on campus, the first
Villanova Hafla celebration was
becoming more and more a reality
Fhe Hafla celebration, taking
place in the Belle Air Terrace, will
include entertainment by a Middle
F'aslern band from New York City
'•■he band performs on traditional
instruments and will be the featured
entertainment for the majority of
the evening
Christine Kando. a student at
Villanova and a member of the
Arab Cultural S(k lety. will ho bcllv
dancing to the luilheiilic music
from the band
Another form of entertainment
for Hafla is a poetry reading. Ac-
cording to one of the organizers,
Faahud Yafai, "Poetry is the shin-
ing star of the Arab and Islamic
culture." The poetry will be read
bi-lingually — first in the native
language and then in English. The
l>ebanese-American poet, Kahlil
Gibran, will be the group's focus
for this portion of the evening.
Complementing the entertain-
ment will be the wide variety of
authentic food. The food has a
strong Mediterranean flavor as it
mixes Greek and Italian styles.
One of the appetizers will be
hummus. Hummus is a chic pea
dip. Guests will also feast on
Ribbe, a ground meat plate and
Spinach pies. TTie rest of the dishes
will include egg plant, rice and
assorted vegetables Baklava will
be one of the .sweet de.s.serts fin-
ishing off the banquet.
After hearing all of the events
scheduled for the evening and lis-
tening to the delectable foods be-
ing .served, it is not a surpri.se that
almost all of the 200 tickets avail-
able are gone.
If you or anyone you know
might be interested in sharing this
experience, call Faahud Yafai at
x2368 or Chri.stine Kando at 293-
7522. The tickets cost $6 for
Villanova students with ID and $ 1 2
tor the general public
The event is being funded by
the Student Government Associa-
tion (SGA). the Center for Arab
and Islamic Studies, the Office for
Student Development and the In
lernational Studies Department
The Arab Cultural Society is hop-
ing to break even on ticket sales
"Hafla is a way for students to
learn a \o{ about a new culture
Rather than )iist attending classe-
.111(1 lectures, stutlcnts can learn a
great deal by becoming a part of
the culture for a night," said Yafai
has bestowed an official title on him -
- Chief Justice limeritus. He now has
the opportunity to reflect on his ca-
reer. Nix talked alx)ut the few racially-
motivated cases that he heard, but
added that "in the North, you wouldn't
see it, but that didn't mean that it
didn't exist."
A devout Catholic, the Episcopa-
lian-raised Nix points to his religion
as "one of the reasons" that he chose
Villanova. He also recalls that "the
precepts from Church should coincide
with your ethics in business," some-
thing he attempted to do throughout
his career. Mrs. Nix agrees that his
religion "gives him strength. At many
crucial times, he has God's help."
In his retirement, the Justice spends
his time divided among a number of
civic activities. He served two terms
on the Board of Trustees of Villanova
University from 1985 to 1995. He has
the same honor at a number of other
universities, including his other alma
mater, the University of Pennsylvania
School of L^w.
The Villanova Board of Trustees
allowed Nix the opportunity to again
be apart of the atmosphere here that
he "thoroughly enjoyed." Villanova's
Law School presented Nix with an
honorary law degree in June of 1979
in honor of his great achievements
since his attending the University.
Rev. Edmund Dobbin, O.S.A.,
University President, speaks fondly of
the "positive experience" of knowing
Justice Nix. Dobbin recalls that Nix
"was a verv loyal board member" who
"was very helpful with giving us ad-
vice on legal issues "
I'he respect and admiration that he
receives is certainly evident. Mrs. Nix
jokingly adds that "we cannot walk
anywhere, including airports, without
him being recognized."
Nix says that his interest in direct-
ing the court "was the decisions be-
ing made only the judges' consciences
as to what is appropriate, as opposed
to other reasons" the judges may have
had. His main concern was always
trying to uphold the "integrity of llie
court."
( ii/hi Rullo contrihuiid lo this article.
f'FIOKX nl KM s'l ((( lUSTICE ROBERT NIX
,|ustice Robert Nix served twenty-four years on the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania, becoming Chief Justice in I9S4.
Activities for AIDS Awareness
Week prove to be educational
By CHRISTINA BL/\NEY
Staff Reporter
AIDS Awareness Week, held Feb
lO-Feb. 14, was a week filled with
beneficial information about the AIDS
virus that encouraged the Villanova
community to become more thor-
oughly educated.
With the help of Fr Donald Reilly.
OS. A., a member of the Board of
Irustees, this week successfully ful-
filled its purpose of making students
more a"ware of HIV and AIDS, and the
threat the two could have on every
body
"It's important for the students to
know that it [HIV] is hitting the col-
lege community seriously," said
Reilly Statistics show that HIV is the
leading killer for those between the
ages of 1 7 and 24
One purpose of AIDS Awareness
Week was to make the University
more aware of the AIDS virus. Stu-
dents need to deal with their own sexu-
ality and be in an environment that will
make them feel comfortable in han-
dling this issue.
The week offered many activities
that informed students of the affects
of AIDS. A volunteer fair was pre-
sented to discuss AIDS and how to get
more involved in helping those who
have the disea.se
A community AID.S forum, along
with a skit entitled "Living with
AIDS," was given to talk about AIDS
within college students and especially
AIDS at Villanova Reilly was among
one of the speakers to talk at this fo-
rum
An HIV test took place at the
Health Center and was opened to all
students, faculty and staff It was free
and anonymous and preceded a lunch
lecture about what it was like to be a
college student and to be HIV posi-
tive
The week ended with a Valentine's
Day Swing Dante that benefited the
( "akiilta House,.! I'liilaiielphia AIDS
Hospice
Another purpose of the week was
Id dispose any misconceptions one
might have about the contractions of
the Air^S virus.
"Many people think it is transmit-
ted primarily through homosexu.iis,
drug u.sers and minority women," said
Reilly "The truth is it affects every-
body" There are those who believe
that the epidemic is restrained. Reilly
said, "Some are nulled to thinking that
it's over. Although there are drugs to
stop the progression of the virus, there
is nothing to restore the damaged im
mune system."
Reilly received his background
experience about HIV and AIDS by
being a part of Siloam Ministries,
meaning "One who is sent," located
in Philadelphia. There he spends his
time giving pa.storal care for HIV posi
five patients as well as their friends
and families
"It is a s.ite place toi those who
are infected and even affected by the
disease to access their spirituality
through spiritual healing," said Reilly.
"It gives them .t certain measure of
meaning to their lives Sometimes it
acts a prescription ilrug "
There was a big turnout and a great
deal of student involvement towards
AIDS Awareness Week "I was happy
to see people take time out of their
busy schedules to be educated." said
Reiily. Villanova recogni/ed the need
to inform its students about HIV and
AIDS and did so responsibly "It was
courageous for Villanova to set aside
a week to concentrate on this issue,"
said Reilly.
PMMIO m SHANNON Ml Wll I
Red ribbons, as seen thn)U}>hoiit campus (his past nrek, signify support for
those who have died and those who art- suffering; from AIDS.
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February 21, 1997
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Omnicron Delta Kappa members are Villanova's leaders
By TIFFANY BRE(;OVI
Did you ever wdiidcr who is re-
sponsible for those huge blue and
white representations ot school spirit
that line the center of the Quad'.' No.
those pawprints were not made by an
oversizeti Wildcat. I'hey were, how-
ever, created by a Greek society un-
like any other on campus
This one stands out among the rest.
I he members of Omnicron Delta
kappa (ODK) Honor Society are se-
lected ba.sed on their leadership in the
Villanova community, not social
standmg. Men and wumen are chosen
on character, service, scholarship,
democratic ideals and academic per-
formance.
As indicated by the giant
pawprints. Villanova's chapter of
ODK. has been in existence since
1988. The members represent every
facet of Villanova life, showing im-
pressive leadership experience in ar-
eas such as the arts, journalism, ath-
letics, social service and many more.
The diversity of leadership in the
society is inspiring. President of ODK,
Stacey McArdle, has also served as
vice-president of Student (jovern-
ment, president of Delta Delta Delta
sorority, and on the University Sen-
ate. ODK vice-president of program-
ming, Mike Petriella, is also head resi-
dent in Katharine Hall.
Dr. Robert Stokes, faculty advisor
to ODK. said, "It's a society that hon-
ors people that have held leadership
positions and have accomplished
things as a result of those." Stokes was
a member of ODK at the University
of Richmond
In addition to students, members
ol ODK are also faculty, stalf and
alumni of Villanova. President of the
University, Rev Hdmund Dobbin,
OS. A., and vice-president of the Uni-
versity, Dr Helen K l^dferty. are two
such examples. Famous alumni that
have joined the society in past years
include Jim O'Connor, president of
Ford Motor Canada, and Grammy
award-winner Tim Hauserof the Man-
hattan Transfer music group.
Stokes said, "We review different
potential alumni that we could select
and try to pick people we feel exem-
plify leadership."
Keeping with its focus on leader-
ship, on Feb. 1, ODK sponsored a
leadership institute for high school
students, letters were sent out to prin-
cipals of area high schools asking
them to consider potential leaders. It
gave the schools the chance to recog-
nize students .serving their fellow stu-
dents, which is exactly the purpose of
ODK. "We wanted to do something
for the community, outside of
Villanova," said Petriella.
Planning for the institute began in
November. ODK members were re-
sponsible for all stages of the devel-
opment. The program included an ice-
breaker for the students to become
acquainted and then moved on to three
group seminars The time manage-
ment seminar covered how to sched-
ule time and develop solutions to avoid
wasting time. The seminar on goal
setting talked about identifying and
working toward specifically defined
goals. The last seminar discus.sed the
differences between being a leader or
a manager. "We tried to make it very
practical — things that we felt might
give (the students] ideas for working
with their organizations," said Stokes.
The theme of the day was centered
around a quote: "Some people dream
of worthy accomplishments, while
others stay awake and do them " I'he
institute received an impressive re-
sponse from the participating high
schools. One student commented,
"'["his was great! The conference re-
ally made me think about my leader-
ship abilities as well as how 1 can im-
prove the leadership groups in my
sch(M>l!"
ODK has also been involved in
various other activities. Members trav-
eled to nearby high schools to present
a program called "Arriving and Sur-
viving." They discussed and gave ad-
vice to the students on what college is
like and how to get involved. They also
held a picnic for the faculty and stall
involved in ODK so that student and
faculty members could become better
acquainted.
And those famous pawprints...
Though it is possible to di.scern the
start of Villanova's chapter of ODK
from the pawprints, do not do the same
with its end. (ODK got a little behind
with the years.) The leadership honor
.society has many plans for the future.
Members are already working on pos-
sible improvements and expansion of
the leadership institute.
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Omnicron Delta Kappa sponsored a leadership institute for area high school stndents.-PHOTod)CiRrKSY of mike Pb-iRin i a
Physics professor displays proficiency in science and music
By CHRISTINE SOLL/XZZO
Staff Reporter
Villanova's very own physics pro-
fessor, Jim Arrison, not only amuses
his students with his scientific con-
cepts, but also performs as an enter-
tainer of music. Having graduated
from this institution with a bachelor's
degree and then going on to receive a
graduate degree from the University
of Pennsylvania, Arrison began teach-
ing on this campus part time in l^'^l .
Within the past two to three years he
has become a full time profes,sor. This
semester he is presently teaching the
course "Great Ideas in Physics" that
is part of the liberal arts core curricu-
him requirement.
Arrison has a very realistic ap-
proach to teaching physics. "I try to
make phvsics accessible for people
who would normally be afraid of it."
He feels most students dread physics
becau.se they think that the math in-
volved is excruciating. Contrary to
popular belief, Arrison said, "Physics
is not as evil as students think it is."
He proves this by initially finding out
what the strengths and weaknesses of
students are and moving on from
there.
"1 really like the interaction with
the student," Arrison said about his fa-
vorite asfK'Ct of the University. "There
is a lot of camaraderie here and, as a
general rule, the students are more
relaxed and less antagonistic."
The side this professor that is un-
like most is with his extreme talent and
interest in music. Arrison has been a
member of a modern rock band since
the mid SO's when the group was first
known as, "Rich Kids" This band is
composed of Arrison, his brother,
brother-in-law and his brother's friend.
Arrison says that they were more well
known during the KO's and broke up
for a period of time due to the
pursuance of higher education by one
of its members.
It was just three years ago that the
four decided to make music again.
They reunited and were renamed,
"Meg's Nightmare," after Arrison's
sister, Meg. Meg, with two brothers
and a husband in the band, had no
choice than to host their first practice
in her home, regardless of the fact that
she was not happy with the choice in
l(x;ation. Hence, the name of the band
was born.
The band plays what could be
called modem rcKk, and features many
different styles of music. ITiey play a
lot more originals than cover songs.
Arrison is the band's keyboard player,
and occasionally, he lends a hand on
the back up guitar and percussion.
In spring of 1996, "Meg's Night-
mare" released a CD entitled, "Play
Something Good," and also loured
Europe for a month last year.
Be sure to check out The
Vtllanovan 's review of "Flay Some-
thing (iood " in the Entertainment sec-
tion.
PHOTO BY SHANNON HEWm
Professor Arrison brings appeal to physics with his methods of teaching
and to music with his newly released album.
Danny Glover and Felix Justice visit
campus for Black History Month
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ByCAROI.YNHKMIK
Staff Reporter
Actor Dannv Glover, anil actor and
Jireclor Felix Justice, will present dr.i
matic readings of Langstoii Hughes
and Dr Martin I iilher King Jr on Feb
27. (ilover and Justice will bring to
life the words of these two figures that
shape<l hislorv Moth Hughes and
King. Ugcnds ol gargantuan propor
lion m theirown time, wrote and spoke
ol issnis that continue to be ques
tioned tod.iy I he event is sponsored
by the Campus Activities Team, in
conjunction with the special alloca
tions bo.iui. to tcUhiale Mlack His
tory Month
Danny (ilover is an actor, best
known tor his role in the 'Lethal
Weapon" series. Justice is an actor
md director who has been perform
ing loi more than ^0 vcais in his home
land of South Carolina, and in New
York Citv
Hughes, regarded as one of
America's great contemporary writers,
used the power of the pen to depict
the concerns of a nation His literary
careers began with the Harlem Renais-
sance and continued through the Jazz
Age of the 2()'s, through the Depres-
sion of the MYs, and through World
War II
Martin Luther King, Jr was the
moving force behind the Civil Rights
movement of the 5()'s and f)()'s. His
exceptional oratory skills articulated
the racial prejudice which threatened
the stability of American society. The
presentation provides insight into the
lives of Hughes and King and illiis
trates what they did for freedom and
what thev ihd to bridge the gap be
twi'cn bl.icks and white
I he meeting of these four great
minds words written and spoken by
great men of the past, and scenes acted
on stage by men of the present - will
be a phenomenal event, compelling
the audience to question: how have so-
cial, economic and race relations
changed over the past six decades?
Such a reflection could have startling
results For (ilover and Justice, "An
livening with Uingston and Martin"
IS a way to introduce the audience to
diverse experiences The evolution of
social issues throughout this century
and how it relates to their present stat-
ure is what will be exemplified. A
question and answer period will fol-
low CAF anticipates the evening to
be both entertaining and informative.
I'he event will be on Feb 27 at K
p m in the Villanova Room Tickets
arc S^ for students. $.S for non-stu-
dents, and will |->e available outside the
CAIOffice, 214 Dougherty Ihcy go
on sale today and will be sold Mon-
day, luesday and Wednesday Tick
ets can also be bought at the door
February 21, 1997
THE VILLANOVAN
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New director seeks to create
more internship opportunities
By ESTER.A LEWANDOWSKJ
Stuff Reporter
What do all college students want
most after they graduate? The answer
is simple: a job. In today's society,
college is often viewed as a transi-
tional stage between high school and
professional life. Unfortunately, the
number of available jobs is signifi-
cantly lower than the number of col-
lege graduates.
Villanova aims to prepare their stu-
dents for the working world through
the internships that are available to
them, especially in the College of
Commerce and Finance. Most stu-
dents in the School take part in intern-
ships during the spring and summer
semesters. The students gain experi-
ence and greater knowledge of the
field of work they have been studying
here at Villanova.
Robert Blanchard, the new direc-
tor of business relations in the Col-
lege of Commerce and Finance, works
with the Career Center to provide in-
ternships for students. "Our focus us
to increase the number of career op-
portunities available to our students,"
he said.
Providing internships is only part
of Blanchard's job, yet he believes it
is extremely important because intern-
ships are a valuable experience for all
students. Blanchard said, "Internships
are not required in theCollege of Com-
merce and Finance, but they are
strongly encouraged. Most students do
choose to take advantage of this op-
portunity."
"Internships offer students experi-
ence and exposure in the field they
have been studying at college," said
Blanchard. "Whether their internship
experience is pt^itive or negative, they
always gain something from it," he
said. Blanchard believes that students
do not really know what their aspired
career consists of until they exp)erience
it first hand.
"It is better to find out what the job
is really like when students are still in
college. Then it is not too late for them
to switch their career focus," he said.
Blanchard gives a common example,
"If an accounting student has an in-
ternship with an accounting firm, and
realizes it is not the job for them, it is
better for them to realize it before they
have already earned an accounting de-
gree."
Villanova offers its students a great
variety of intemshifs, some with pres-
tigious firms such as the Big Six ac-
counting firms, including Arthur
Anderson and Price Waterhouse "It
occurs often that interns are well liked
by the firm and are offered jobs for
directly after graduation," said
Blanchard. Most students could not
find a more ideal situation than being
able to have a guaranteed job without
even searching for it.
The experience gained by an in-
ternship is a valuable factor on job ap-
plications. Blanchard said, "The busi-
ness world continues to go through
constant change. One of these changes
is the reduction of business training
for college graduates."
He believes that students who al-
ready have previous training through
an internship will be more appealing
to businesses than students who have
no prior experience. Blanchard said,
"Internships provide students with
sufficient work experience so that they
will have a greater number of job op-
portunities."
Villanova takes pride in their ex-
tensive internship program. An expe-
rience with an internship will prove
nothing but valuable to any student
who t^es advantage of such an op-
portunity.
PHOTO BY MIC.HAN MONAHAN
Robert Blanchard, the new director of business relations in the College of Commerce and Finance, hopes to
increase the number of career opportunities and internships.
WorldWatch director to speak here
Special to the Vtllanovan
Lester R. Brown, founder and ex-
ecutive director of the Worldwatch In-
stitute, will visit Villanova University
on March 1 2 to deliver a lecture titled
"Facing the Challenge of Food Scar-
city." "Die lecture will be given in the
Villanova Room at 7:.^0 pm and is
free and open to the public.
Brown is a major figure in the en-
vironmental movement He has been
described by the Washini^ton Post as
"one of the worlds most influential
thinkers," and by the Telegraph of
( alcutta as "the guru of the global
environmental movement" In IM74,
he founded the Worldwatch Institute,
a private non-profit research organi-
zation devoted to analyzing global
environmental issues. I'he Institute
publishes the results of its research in
various forms, including its annual
State of the World reports which are
translated into numerous languages
and which have achieved semi-official
status among world environmental
policy makers He personally has
authored a do/en books, including
Man, Land andFooit. World Without
Borders, B\ Bread Alone and Budd
mg a Sustainable Societx
Brown holds an M S in agricul-
tural economics from the University
of Maryland and an M PA from
Harvard Among the many awards re-
ceived by Brown are the 1*^X6
MacArthur Fellow Award, the 19S7
United Nations' Environment Prize,
the 1989 World Wide Fund for Nature
Gold Medal and the 1994 Blue Planet
Prize ($5(X),000) awarded for his "ex-
ceptional contributions to solving glo-
bal environmental problems." In 1995,
Brown was selected as one of the 50
great Americans by Marquis Who's
Who, and in 1996, he received a Doc-
tor of Social Science degree (honoris
causa) from Villanova University
lister Brown's lecture is co-spon
sored by the Department of Biology,
Ihe Center for Peace and Justice I.du
cation, Villanova Chapter Sigma XI.
Villanova Hnvironmental Group. Fco
logical Society of Villanova and
Villanova Core Fthics Program
riKiio
Wildcard expands
its acceptability
By MARY ROCCO
Staff Reporter
Over the past year, the eveiyday
u.se of the Villanova Wildcard has
been expanded to include more or
gani/ations both on and oft campus
Last year, the Wildcard Office con
ducted a survey of staff and students
ti) see how they could improve their
facilities. The results of the survey
showed that many students were
interested in using their Wildcards
in local stores off campus.
This survey promoted the
Wildcard Office to increase the
number of opportunities that stu-
dents have to use their cards. Prior
to the survey, the only places that
accepted the Wildcard on campus
were the dining services and the
bookstore. The Comcast Company
contacted Villanova and provided
them with a wireless remote regis-
ter. It acts like a cellular line and
possesses the ability to read people "s
accounts. The first outside vendor
to try out its sales through the use
of Villanova's Wildcard was Cam-
pus Comer. Due to its success, the
Wildcard Office next tried giving a
box to the various outside vendors
that come on campus. Their sales
nearly tripled.
Currently, the Wildcard is ac-
cepted at numerous locations off
campus. Some of these places in-
clude Hope's Cookies, MGM,
Domino's Pizza and Coa.slal
The list is still growing This
week, Villanova Hardware plans to
be added to the lineup Cathy Stipa,
manger of the Wildcard Office, .said
that the feedback is incredible
"People are calling us up and ask-
ing lor uiiils to give them."
Besides for the opportunities oil
campus where the Wildcard can be
used, llieie arc .ilso many new
places on campus that have started
to accept it The movie cineriia in
( onriellv is a lecciil addition
Also. nev\ this week, is accep-
tance of Ihe Wildcard hv the
mailroom in Kennedy Hall. Dilter-
ent organizations can also use the
Wildcard to help with their
tundr.iising. All they have tti do is
contact the Wildcard Office. Some
of the organi/.ati(uis that have al-
ready taken advantage of this op-
portunity include the Ski Club.
Hunger Awareness and Habitat tor
Humanity. Future goals include the
athletic concession stands and more
laundry and vending machine ac-
ceptances.
Student, Jennifer Bety, thinks
that the new opportunities are ben-
eficial to the entire student body
"When 1 was a freshman, the
Wildcard was basically only ac-
cepted at the bookstore. That's it.
Since then, it has grown incredibly "
Another new feature that the
Wildcard has added this year is the
payment of the on campus phone
bill. Students must now use their
Wildcard account to pay them. This
process has made payments easier
and faster.
The Wildcard Office hopes to try
and expand its availability to help
out the students. It is open for sug-
gestions as to where people would
like to see the Wildcard accepted.
Slipa fee/s that everybody should
try out the new places. "It's a great
convenience .ind a lot easier than
carrvnmcash around "
First place Villanova
team wins scholarship
in MSNBC game show
Bmwn, a m^or figure in the environmental movement, v^ill deliver his
lecture next month titled, "Facing the ( hallenge of Food Scartity.
By MKHAKI.PANTANO
Stuff Refyorter
Are you still looking for a
Villanova team Ih.it exceeds expecta-
tions.' Ihen look no further than a
team composed of three members of
the Villanova community who re-
cently beat out 1.5 other schools in a
MSNBC game show Ann Gavagh.in
.ind sociology professors. Rick
F.ckstein and Brian Jones, won lour
consecutive games ot Kememher Ihf^
to take home a total of 1..?2.0(K) in
schoiaiship money
Ihe show, hosted by famous
weatherman. Al Roker. pitted regional
schools against e.ich other Advaiu
ing in the 16-team. smglc elimination
tournament required good knowledge
ot ciirreni e\ents ,irul excelienl liniinii
Ihe first two rounds of each g.inie
began with a general question thai
both teams could answer A correct
.inswer resulted in a chance for that
team to .inswer two more questions
before .inolher "toss-up" question was
asked
Nova s learn roiled [last Row.in
( ollege, Umg Island University and
Swarthmore before dispatching Moiil
clair State in the lin.ils. F.ckstemcred
Its a great deal of their success to the
pi, IV of ( ias aiihaii Not only did her
reflexes and knowledge cany Nova
to victory, she also "had a great stage
presence "
"hveryone loved Ann. and Ikcuisc
of her, everyone liked us," commented
fckstein He also attributed a lot of
their success to their relaxed attitude.
Our ,niv inlage was that we were much
less uptight and we had a lot of fun."
In fact, (iavaghan attribules iheir vic-
tory over Swarthmore to her desire to
get cookies 1 had missed lunch."
I'he Villanov.i coinmiinil\ s reac-
tion to the victory has been sigmfic.int.
"I'm rather amused by the response
here I lu^t hope, it I ever win a teach
ing award. Ihe response w(^uld be as
great," said Fckstein
Nova's team rolled past
Rowan C'ollestN I<>n^
Island University and
Swarthmore beftne dis-
patching Montclair
State in the finals.
The $22,000 m scholarship money
cotilil be used by the schoi>l m any
way, Init the competitors h,i\e some
ideas 'We, as a le.im. wouiil like to
see it L'o to a l(Kal, inner-city student
scholarship," said f iavaghan
I he team was put together when
MSNIU eorilacted some northeastern
schools lo see d Ihey would be will-
ing to partii ipale from there, tryouts
were hild and llu lop scoring indi-
viduals wen put on the team They
also liad lo (|uahty in October "It's
been a long time coming,"' said
Gavaghan.
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February 21, 1997
February 21, 1997
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Singled Out" sets the stage for Valentine's Day
By MIKL COKC ORAN
Staff Reporter
Whal do '>(KJ scicainuig men and
women have in common? If you were
iiivwtiere near the Villanova room last
1 hursday night, you would have
known it was Villanova's version ot
MTV's "Singled Out " The hosts for
the event the infamous Chris
Kazarian and Bob lannozzi, came out
in spandex and sequins, bringing the
crowd to its feet. The festivities be-
gan at 9 p.m. as 450 eager women and
450 fiesty men tried to score a date
for Valentine's Day
The Campus Activities leam orga-
nized "Singled Out" for the Villanova
campus, and like many CAf events,
the festivities were free. Wendy
Lanyon and Ken Racowski were in
charge of recruiting volunteers and
publicizing the event. A team of stu-
tients comprised of CAT committee
members staffed tables the night ot the
show, and helped transform the
Villanova Room into a "haven 
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